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19 January 2018 A New Species of Simulium (Asiosimulium) (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Thailand
Hiroyuki Takaoka, Wichai Srisuka, Atiporn Saeung
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Abstract

Simulium (Asiosimulium) saeungae sp. nov. (Diptera: Simuliidae) is described based on females, males, pupae, and mature larvae collected from Nan Province, Northern Thailand. It is characterized by the medium-long cerci in the female, enlarged hind basitarsus, and broad ventral plate with its posterior margin not deeply concave in the male, arborescent pupal gill with 42–56 filaments in the pupa and smaller number of primary rays of the labral fan (30–33) in the larva. This is the fifth species of the subgenus Asiosimulium, the second smallest among 10 subgenera in the Oriental Region. Taxonomic notes are given to distinguish this new species from the three known species from Thailand and one from Nepal.

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Hiroyuki Takaoka, Wichai Srisuka, and Atiporn Saeung "A New Species of Simulium (Asiosimulium) (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Thailand," Journal of Medical Entomology 55(3), 569-574, (19 January 2018). https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjx242
Received: 10 October 2017; Accepted: 17 November 2017; Published: 19 January 2018
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aquatic insect
black fly
fauna
taxonomy
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