Morphological and Molecular Evidence for Multiple Taxa in Simulium parahiyangum (Diptera: Simuliidae), a Geographic Generalist Black Fly in Southeast Asia

• Main Authors: Hiroyuki Takaoka, Van Lun Low, Wichai Srisuka, Zubaidah Ya'cob, Atiporn Saeung
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine; Veterinary
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85054692432&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/62495
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Seven populations of Simulium parahiyangum Takaoka & Sigit (Diptera: Simuliidae), a geographically widespread nominal species of black fly in Southeast Asia, were morphologically and molecularly studied. Three morphoforms based on male and pupal morphological features, and two primary lineages b...