Simulium (asiosimulium) furvum, a new species of black fly (diptera: Simuliidae) from Thailand

Simulium (Asiosimulium) furvum sp. nov. (Diptera: Simuliidae) is described from female, male, pupal, and larval specimens collected from Maewa National Park, Lampang Province, Thailand. This new species represents the fourth member of the subgenus Asiosimulium Takaoka & Chochoote, one of two sma...

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Main Authors: Hiroyuki Takaoka, Wichai Srisuka, Atiporn Saeung, Wej Choochote
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-521142018-09-04T09:38:12Z Simulium (asiosimulium) furvum, a new species of black fly (diptera: Simuliidae) from Thailand Hiroyuki Takaoka Wichai Srisuka Atiporn Saeung Wej Choochote Agricultural and Biological Sciences Immunology and Microbiology Medicine Veterinary Simulium (Asiosimulium) furvum sp. nov. (Diptera: Simuliidae) is described from female, male, pupal, and larval specimens collected from Maewa National Park, Lampang Province, Thailand. This new species represents the fourth member of the subgenus Asiosimulium Takaoka & Chochoote, one of two small black fly subgenera endemic in the Oriental Region. It is characterized by a pear-shaped spermatheca in the female; a ventral plate in the male with a laterally compressed median keel directed ventrally and with a deep notch posteromedially, and aedeagal membrane with stout spines; and by 22 gill filaments in the pupa. Taxonomic notes are provided to separate this new species from three known species, Simulium (Asiosimulium) oblongum Takaoka & Choochote and Simulium (Asiosimulium) wanchaii Takaoka & Choochote, both from Thailand, and Simulium (Asiosimulium) suchitrae Takaoka from Nepal. © 2013 Entomological Society of America. 2018-09-04T09:21:07Z 2018-09-04T09:21:07Z 2013-05-01 Journal 00222585 2-s2.0-84878304307 10.1603/ME13004 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84878304307&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/52114
institution Chiang Mai University
building Chiang Mai University Library
country Thailand
collection CMU Intellectual Repository
topic Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Immunology and Microbiology
Medicine
Veterinary
spellingShingle Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Immunology and Microbiology
Medicine
Veterinary
Hiroyuki Takaoka
Wichai Srisuka
Atiporn Saeung
Wej Choochote
Simulium (asiosimulium) furvum, a new species of black fly (diptera: Simuliidae) from Thailand
description Simulium (Asiosimulium) furvum sp. nov. (Diptera: Simuliidae) is described from female, male, pupal, and larval specimens collected from Maewa National Park, Lampang Province, Thailand. This new species represents the fourth member of the subgenus Asiosimulium Takaoka & Chochoote, one of two small black fly subgenera endemic in the Oriental Region. It is characterized by a pear-shaped spermatheca in the female; a ventral plate in the male with a laterally compressed median keel directed ventrally and with a deep notch posteromedially, and aedeagal membrane with stout spines; and by 22 gill filaments in the pupa. Taxonomic notes are provided to separate this new species from three known species, Simulium (Asiosimulium) oblongum Takaoka & Choochote and Simulium (Asiosimulium) wanchaii Takaoka & Choochote, both from Thailand, and Simulium (Asiosimulium) suchitrae Takaoka from Nepal. © 2013 Entomological Society of America.
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author Hiroyuki Takaoka
Wichai Srisuka
Atiporn Saeung
Wej Choochote
author_facet Hiroyuki Takaoka
Wichai Srisuka
Atiporn Saeung
Wej Choochote
author_sort Hiroyuki Takaoka
title Simulium (asiosimulium) furvum, a new species of black fly (diptera: Simuliidae) from Thailand
title_short Simulium (asiosimulium) furvum, a new species of black fly (diptera: Simuliidae) from Thailand
title_full Simulium (asiosimulium) furvum, a new species of black fly (diptera: Simuliidae) from Thailand
title_fullStr Simulium (asiosimulium) furvum, a new species of black fly (diptera: Simuliidae) from Thailand
title_full_unstemmed Simulium (asiosimulium) furvum, a new species of black fly (diptera: Simuliidae) from Thailand
title_sort simulium (asiosimulium) furvum, a new species of black fly (diptera: simuliidae) from thailand
publishDate 2018
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