A new species of the Simulium (Simulium) variegatum species-group (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Thailand
A new species of black fly, Simulium (Simulium) luculentum, is described from specimens collected in Thailand, and is assigned to the Simulium variegatum species-group of the subgenus Simulium Latreille. This new species is distinguished from most members of this species group in the female by the m...
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| author | Takaoka, Hiroyuki Srisuka, Wichai Saeung, Atiporn |
| author_facet | Takaoka, Hiroyuki Srisuka, Wichai Saeung, Atiporn |
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| description | A new species of black fly, Simulium (Simulium) luculentum, is described from specimens collected in Thailand, and is assigned to the Simulium variegatum species-group of the subgenus Simulium Latreille. This new species is distinguished from most members of this species group in the female by the mid femur and tibia entirely yellowish; and in the pupa by the gill with six filaments, which are somewhat inflated basally. This species represents the fifth member of the S. variegatum species-group recorded from Thailand. |
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| spelling | um.eprints-199842019-01-14T07:45:06Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/19984/ A new species of the Simulium (Simulium) variegatum species-group (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Thailand Takaoka, Hiroyuki Srisuka, Wichai Saeung, Atiporn R Medicine A new species of black fly, Simulium (Simulium) luculentum, is described from specimens collected in Thailand, and is assigned to the Simulium variegatum species-group of the subgenus Simulium Latreille. This new species is distinguished from most members of this species group in the female by the mid femur and tibia entirely yellowish; and in the pupa by the gill with six filaments, which are somewhat inflated basally. This species represents the fifth member of the S. variegatum species-group recorded from Thailand. Elsevier 2019 Article PeerReviewed Takaoka, Hiroyuki and Srisuka, Wichai and Saeung, Atiporn (2019) A new species of the Simulium (Simulium) variegatum species-group (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Thailand. Acta Tropica, 191. pp. 155-161. ISSN 0001-706X, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2019.01.002 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2019.01.002>. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2019.01.002 doi:10.1016/j.actatropica.2019.01.002 |
| spellingShingle | R Medicine Takaoka, Hiroyuki Srisuka, Wichai Saeung, Atiporn A new species of the Simulium (Simulium) variegatum species-group (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Thailand |
| title | A new species of the Simulium (Simulium) variegatum species-group (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Thailand |
| title_full | A new species of the Simulium (Simulium) variegatum species-group (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Thailand |
| title_fullStr | A new species of the Simulium (Simulium) variegatum species-group (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Thailand |
| title_full_unstemmed | A new species of the Simulium (Simulium) variegatum species-group (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Thailand |
| title_short | A new species of the Simulium (Simulium) variegatum species-group (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Thailand |
| title_sort | new species of the simulium simulium variegatum species group diptera simuliidae from thailand |
| topic | R Medicine |
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