Two new species and a newly recorded species of black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Hokkaido, Japan, with the description of the male of Simulium (Simulium) iwatense (Shiraki)

Two new species, Simulium (Simulium) iwasai and S. (S.) obihiroense, are described from females collected from Hokkaido, Japan. Both new species are placed in the S. (S.) venustum species-group. Simulium (Montisimulium) kobayashii Okamoto et al., is newly recorded from Hokkaido. In addition, the mal...

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Published inMedical Entomology and Zoology Vol. 72; no. 2; pp. 39 - 46
Main Authors Takaoka, Hiroyuki, Iwasa, Mitsuhiro, Otsuka, Yasushi, Fukuda, Masako
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Tokyo The Japan Society of Medical Entomology and Zoology 25.06.2021
Japan Science and Technology Agency
Subjects
aquatic insects
biodiversity
New species
Simulium
taxonomy
Japan
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Summary:Two new species, Simulium (Simulium) iwasai and S. (S.) obihiroense, are described from females collected from Hokkaido, Japan. Both new species are placed in the S. (S.) venustum species-group. Simulium (Montisimulium) kobayashii Okamoto et al., is newly recorded from Hokkaido. In addition, the male of S. (S.) iwatense (Shiraki) in the S. (S.) ornatum species-group is fully described for the first time based on males reared from pupae collected from Hokkaido.
ISSN:0424-7086
2185-5609
DOI:10.7601/mez.72.39