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1 December 2013 Description of a New Species of Simulium (Gomphostilbia) (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Cameron's Highlands, Peninsular Malaysia, with Keys to 18 Species of the Simulium asakoae Species-Group
Hiroyuki Takaoka, Mohd Sofian-Azirun, Rosli Hashim
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Abstract

Simulium (Gomphostilbia) izuae sp. nov. is described from female, male, pupal, and larval specimens collected from Cameron's Highlands, Peninsular Malaysia. This new species is placed in the asakoae species-group of the subgenus Gomphostilbia. The pupa of this new species is characterized by the gill with eight long filaments arranged as (3 3) 2 filaments, of which the ventral pair of filaments is borne on a stalk that is always shorter than the common basal stalk. Taxonomic notes to distinguish this new species from five other Malaysian species and 12 other species of the asakoae species-group from other countries are given. Keys to identify all 18 species of the asakoae species-group are also provided for females, males, pupae, and mature larvae.

Hiroyuki Takaoka, Mohd Sofian-Azirun, and Rosli Hashim "Description of a New Species of Simulium (Gomphostilbia) (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Cameron's Highlands, Peninsular Malaysia, with Keys to 18 Species of the Simulium asakoae Species-Group," Journal of Medical Entomology 50(6), 1179-1189, (1 December 2013). https://doi.org/10.1603/ME13036
Received: 21 February 2013; Accepted: 22 May 2013; Published: 1 December 2013
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black fly
Malaysia
new species
Simulium
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