Descriptions of the female, male and mature larva of Simulium contractum Takaoka (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Sulawesi, Indonesia

Simulium (Simulium) contractum. Takaoka from Sulawesi, Indonesia was known only as the pupa. Its female, male and mature larva are described for the first time. The tentative assignment of this species in the Simulium dumogaense species-group is confirmed by the adult characters including the female...

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Main Authors: Takaoka, H., Sofian-Azirun, M., Chen, C. D., Halim, M. R. A., Lau, K. W., Low, V. L., Suana, Wayan
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spelling my.um.eprints.364672024-11-26T08:41:30Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/36467/ Descriptions of the female, male and mature larva of Simulium contractum Takaoka (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Sulawesi, Indonesia Takaoka, H. Sofian-Azirun, M. Chen, C. D. Halim, M. R. A. Lau, K. W. Low, V. L. Suana, Wayan QH Natural history Simulium (Simulium) contractum. Takaoka from Sulawesi, Indonesia was known only as the pupa. Its female, male and mature larva are described for the first time. The tentative assignment of this species in the Simulium dumogaense species-group is confirmed by the adult characters including the female and male genitalia. The female and male of this species are similar to those of Simulium (Simulium) tumpaense Takaoka & Roberts but are distinguished by the yellowish femora. Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine 2020-09 Article PeerReviewed Takaoka, H. and Sofian-Azirun, M. and Chen, C. D. and Halim, M. R. A. and Lau, K. W. and Low, V. L. and Suana, Wayan (2020) Descriptions of the female, male and mature larva of Simulium contractum Takaoka (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Sulawesi, Indonesia. Tropical Biomedicine, 37 (3). pp. 683-690. ISSN 2521-9855,
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Takaoka, H.
Sofian-Azirun, M.
Chen, C. D.
Halim, M. R. A.
Lau, K. W.
Low, V. L.
Suana, Wayan
Descriptions of the female, male and mature larva of Simulium contractum Takaoka (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Sulawesi, Indonesia
description Simulium (Simulium) contractum. Takaoka from Sulawesi, Indonesia was known only as the pupa. Its female, male and mature larva are described for the first time. The tentative assignment of this species in the Simulium dumogaense species-group is confirmed by the adult characters including the female and male genitalia. The female and male of this species are similar to those of Simulium (Simulium) tumpaense Takaoka & Roberts but are distinguished by the yellowish femora.
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author Takaoka, H.
Sofian-Azirun, M.
Chen, C. D.
Halim, M. R. A.
Lau, K. W.
Low, V. L.
Suana, Wayan
author_facet Takaoka, H.
Sofian-Azirun, M.
Chen, C. D.
Halim, M. R. A.
Lau, K. W.
Low, V. L.
Suana, Wayan
author_sort Takaoka, H.
title Descriptions of the female, male and mature larva of Simulium contractum Takaoka (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Sulawesi, Indonesia
title_short Descriptions of the female, male and mature larva of Simulium contractum Takaoka (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Sulawesi, Indonesia
title_full Descriptions of the female, male and mature larva of Simulium contractum Takaoka (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Sulawesi, Indonesia
title_fullStr Descriptions of the female, male and mature larva of Simulium contractum Takaoka (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Sulawesi, Indonesia
title_full_unstemmed Descriptions of the female, male and mature larva of Simulium contractum Takaoka (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Sulawesi, Indonesia
title_sort descriptions of the female, male and mature larva of simulium contractum takaoka (diptera: simuliidae) from sulawesi, indonesia
publisher Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine
publishDate 2020
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/36467/
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