Classification, annotated list and keys for the black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) of Peninsular Malaysia
Author
Takaoka, Hiroyuki
Author
Ya’Cob, Zubaidah
Author
Sofian-Azirun, Mohd
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Zootaxa
2018
2018-10-12
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Simulium
(
Gomphostilbia
)
gombakense
Takaoka
, & Davies, 1995
Simulium
(
Morops
)
gombakense
Takaoka & Davies, 1995: 82
–84 (Larva).
Simulium
(
Gomphostilbia
)
gombakense
: Takaoka, 2000: 111
–114 (Male and pupa);
Takaoka
et al
. 2018d
: 165
–166 (Female).
This species was first described from a larva under the subgenus
Morops
Enderlein (Takaoka and Davies, 1995)
, and later was transferred to the subgenus
Gomphostilbia
when its male and pupa were described (Takaoka, 2000). The female was described by
Takaoka
et al
. (2018d)
. This species is characterized in the female by the yellow hair tuft of the base of the radial vein, and in the pupa by the gill composed of an inflated structure divided into three portions by two constrictions, first basal portion with six slender filaments, and middle and apical portions each with three finger-like projections and one slender filament.
This
species is widely distributed on the mainland of Peninsular
Malaysia
, and the aquatic stages were collected from small streams in low to high elevations (
388–1,750 m
) in Cameron Highlands (Ya’cob
et al
., 2016a, b).
This species was recorded from southern and central regions of Thailand (
Takaoka
et al
., 2018d
).