A new species of Simulium (Nevermannia) from Izu Islands, Japan (Diptera：Simuliidae)

A new species of the black fly, Simulium (Nevermannia) izuense sp. nov., is described on the basis of samples collected from the Izu Islands, Tokyo, Japan. This new species is assigned to the feuerborni species-group of the subgenus Simulium (Nevermannia), and is very similar to S. (N.) sasai (Rubts...

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Published inMedical Entomology and Zoology Vol. 56; no. 4; pp. 309 - 317
Main Authors Hiroyuki TAKAOKA, Katsumi SAITO
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published The Japan Society of Medical Entomology and Zoology 15.12.2005
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Summary:A new species of the black fly, Simulium (Nevermannia) izuense sp. nov., is described on the basis of samples collected from the Izu Islands, Tokyo, Japan. This new species is assigned to the feuerborni species-group of the subgenus Simulium (Nevermannia), and is very similar to S. (N.) sasai (Rubtsov), but is easily distinguished from the latter species by the pupal gill with a short stalk of the ventral paired filaments, the simple cocoon without any anterodorsal projection, and the short thumb-like secondary lobules of the larval rectal organ.
ISSN:0424-7086
DOI:10.7601/mez.56.309