Two new species of black flies, Simulium (Simulium) srisukai and S. (S.) kiewmaepanense, are described from specimens collected in Thailand. Both species are assigned to the Simulium variegatum species-group of the subgenus Simulium (Simulium) Latreille. They are characterized by the darkened female femora and tibiae and six inflated pupal gill filaments, and the darkened female tibiae and six ordinary thread-like pupal gill filaments, respectively. Taxonomic notes are given to separate these new species from 10 related species among the group. These new species represent the third and fourth species of the S. variegatum species-group from Thailand.
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15 May 2017
Two New Species of the Simulium (Simulium) variegatum Species-Group of Black Flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) From Thailand
Hiroyuki Takaoka,
Wichai Srisuka,
Atiporn Saeung
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Journal of Medical Entomology
Vol. 54 • No. 5
September 2017
Vol. 54 • No. 5
September 2017
black fly
new species
Simuliidae
Simulium
Thailand