Simulium (Simulium) kisapense sp. nov. is described on the basis of reared adult, pupal, and larval specimens collected from Langkawi Island, Peninsular Malaysia, and placed in the multistriatum species-group in the subgenus Simulium. This new species is characterized by the bare basal section of the female radial vein, the male ventral plate with setae, the eight pupal gill filaments divergent at an angle of >90 degrees, and the shoe-shaped cocoon with small lateral window(s). Taxonomic notes are given to separate this new species from S. (S.) hirtinervis Edwards and S. (S.) malayense Takaoka and Davies, both from Peninsular Malaysia, and several other known species from Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Thailand.
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1 November 2012
A New Species of Simulium (Simulium) (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Langkawi Island, Peninsular Malaysia
Hiroyuki Takaoka,
Mohd Sofian-Azirun,
Zubaidah Ya'Cob
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Journal of Medical Entomology
Vol. 49 • No. 6
November 2012
Vol. 49 • No. 6
November 2012
black fly
Langkawi Island
Malaysia
new species
Simulium