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
text
Zootaxa
2018
2018-10-12
4498
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4498.1.1
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45.
Simulium
(
Simulium
)
sp. C Takaoka & Davies, 1995
Simulium
(
Simulium
)
sp. C Takaoka & Davies, 1995: 157–158 (Pupa).
Simulium
(
S
.) sp. C was described from pupal exuviae collected from a stream on the southern slope of Mt. Tahan, Pahang (Takaoka and Davies, 1995).
Takaoka
et al.
(2014h)
suggested that
S
. sp. C is the pupa of
S.
(
S.
)
atipornae
Takaoka, Srisuka & Choochote
or
S.
(
S.
)
fuscopilosum
or related species. The pupa of this species is characterized by the gill with six thread-like filaments, absence of terminal hooks, and wall-pocket-shaped cocoon with large anterolateral open spaces.