The black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) of Vietnam
Author
Takaoka, Hiroyuki
Author
Sofian-Azirun, Mohd
Author
Ya’Cob, Zubaidah
Author
Chen, Chee Dhang
Author
Lau, Koon Weng
Author
Low, Van Lun
Author
Pham, Xuan Da
Author
Adler, Peter H.
text
Zootaxa
2017
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journal article
33106
10.5281/zenodo.571608
06d40acc-4fc2-4de6-9aab-96f3776ef44c
1175-5326
571608
C097C43E-D522-46C4-9D64-76D3CD4BAD86
Simulium
(
Simulium
)
xuandei
Takaoka & Pham, 2015
Simulium
(
Simulium
)
xuandei
Takaoka & Pham (in
Takaoka
et al
., 2015a
)
: 86–93 (Female, male, pupa and larva).
Specimens examined.
Three females and two males (all reared from pupae), collected from a stream (width 1.5– 4.0 m, depth
10–20 cm
, bottom of pebbles and rocks, water temperature 18.0˚C, exposed to the sun,
elevation
107 m
, 19˚30’10.540”N/105˚09’17.144”E), moderately flowing near a natural forest,
Chau Dinh
,
Quy Chau
,
Nghe
An Province
, northern
Vietnam
,
11-XII-2015
, by
H. Takaoka
,
M. Sofian-Azirun
,
C.D. Chen
&
K.W. Lau.
Distribution.
Vietnam
(
Lam Dong
and
Nghe An
)
Remarks
. This species was described from
Lam
Dong Province
, southern
Vietnam
(
Takaoka
et al
. 2015a
), and also recorded from
Nghe
An Province
, northern
Vietnam
by our surveys. The molecular data show that this species includes two additional cryptic taxa (Low
et al.
2016).