A new species and four newly recorded species of black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Bhutan

Simulium (Simulium) thimphuense sp. nov. is described from a pupa and a mature larva in Bhutan. This new species is placed in the S. multistriatum species-group, and is characterized by the pupal gill with eight thread-like filaments divergent basally at an acute angle when viewed laterally and the...

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Main Authors:	Takaoka, H., Namgay, R., Somboon, P.
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Published:	Malaysian Soc Parasitology Tropical Medicine 2021
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spelling	my.um.eprints.271512022-05-25T06:30:02Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/27151/ A new species and four newly recorded species of black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Bhutan Takaoka, H. Namgay, R. Somboon, P. R Medicine (General) Simulium (Simulium) thimphuense sp. nov. is described from a pupa and a mature larva in Bhutan. This new species is placed in the S. multistriatum species-group, and is characterized by the pupal gill with eight thread-like filaments divergent basally at an acute angle when viewed laterally and the cocoon slipper-shaped with several small openings anterolaterally. Four species of Simulium (Simulium) are newly recorded from Bhutan: S. barraudi Puri in the S. multistriatum species-group, S. nodosum Puri in the S. nobile species-group, S. chiangmaiense Takaoka & Suzuki in the S. striatum species-group and S. himalayense Puri in the S. variegatum species-group. Our study increases the number of black fly species known from Bhutan from 18 to 23. Malaysian Soc Parasitology Tropical Medicine 2021-03 Article PeerReviewed Takaoka, H. and Namgay, R. and Somboon, P. (2021) A new species and four newly recorded species of black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Bhutan. Tropical Biomedicine, 38 (1). pp. 81-85. ISSN 0127-5720, DOI https://doi.org/10.47665/tb.38.1.014 <https://doi.org/10.47665/tb.38.1.014>. 10.47665/tb.38.1.014
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description	Simulium (Simulium) thimphuense sp. nov. is described from a pupa and a mature larva in Bhutan. This new species is placed in the S. multistriatum species-group, and is characterized by the pupal gill with eight thread-like filaments divergent basally at an acute angle when viewed laterally and the cocoon slipper-shaped with several small openings anterolaterally. Four species of Simulium (Simulium) are newly recorded from Bhutan: S. barraudi Puri in the S. multistriatum species-group, S. nodosum Puri in the S. nobile species-group, S. chiangmaiense Takaoka & Suzuki in the S. striatum species-group and S. himalayense Puri in the S. variegatum species-group. Our study increases the number of black fly species known from Bhutan from 18 to 23.
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title	A new species and four newly recorded species of black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Bhutan
title_short	A new species and four newly recorded species of black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Bhutan
title_full	A new species and four newly recorded species of black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Bhutan
title_fullStr	A new species and four newly recorded species of black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Bhutan
title_full_unstemmed	A new species and four newly recorded species of black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Bhutan
title_sort	new species and four newly recorded species of black flies (diptera: simuliidae) from bhutan
publisher	Malaysian Soc Parasitology Tropical Medicine
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A new species and four newly recorded species of black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Bhutan

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