A new black fly species of Simulium (Nevermannia) (Simuliidae: Diptera) from the Southern Eastern Ghats, India.
Diptera, Simulium, Nevermannia, new species, taxonomic key, Eastern Ghats
Journal
Zootaxa
ISSN: 1175-5334
Titre abrégé: Zootaxa
Pays: New Zealand
ID NLM: 101179386
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
04 May 2020
04 May 2020
Historique:
received:
04
05
2020
entrez:
15
10
2020
pubmed:
16
10
2020
medline:
22
10
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
A new black fly species, Simulium (Nevermannia) karavalliense sp. nov. is described from Southern Eastern Ghats of South India. This new species is placed in the Simulium ruficorne species-group of the subgenus Nevermannia. S. (N.) karavalliense sp. nov. is characterized by female with a long sensory vesicle, male upper eye with 14 vertical columns and 16 horizontal rows of large facets, pupal gill with 8 filaments and larval hypostoma with 6 hypostomal bristles lying parallel to lateral margin. Taxonomic keys are provided to distinguish this new species from related species in India.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33055648
pii: zootaxa.4768.3.4
doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4768.3.4
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM