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A new species of Simulium (Simulium) (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Genting Highlands, Malaysia

2018; Elsevier BV; Volume: 182; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.02.007

1873-6254

Zubaidah Ya’cob, Hiroyuki Takaoka, Van Lun Low, Mohd Sofian‐Azirun,

Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology

Simulium (Simulium) rasuli sp. nov. is described from two females collected by a Malaise trap in Genting Highlands, Peninsular Malaysia. This new species is placed in the Simulium christophersi species-group of the subgenus Simulium. The female of this new specie is characterized by the scutum with three longitudinal vittae, dark legs, claw with a small subbasal tooth, and ovipositor valve triangular with its inner margin nearly straight. This new species is distinguished in the female from all the six named species of the species-group by the entirely brownish-black femora and tibiae.