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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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Abstract

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.

© 2012 Entomological Society of America
Hiroyuki Takaoka, Mohd Sofian-Azirun, and Zubaidah Ya'Cob "A New Species of Simulium (Simulium) (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Langkawi Island, Peninsular Malaysia," Journal of Medical Entomology 49(6), 1198-1205, (1 November 2012). https://doi.org/10.1603/ME12101
Received: 30 April 2012; Accepted: 22 August 2012; Published: 1 November 2012
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KEYWORDS
black fly
Langkawi Island
Malaysia
new species
Simulium
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