Three new species and two newly recorded species of the <i>Simulium</i> (<i>Simulium</i>) <i>striatum</i> species-group (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Nepal
Hiroyuki Takaoka, Suchitra Shrestha, Naresh Dangi
Abstract
Three new species of black flies, Simulium beniense, S. salyanense, and S. chainpurense, are described based on samples from Nepal. All these species are assigned to the Simulium (Simulium) striatum species-group. In addition, two species, S. pallidum Puri and S. sp. nr. striatum Brunetti, are newly recorded from Nepal.
Topics & Concepts
SimuliumBlack flyBiologyStriatumEcologyLarvaNeuroscienceDopamineParasitic Diseases Research and TreatmentFreshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology