The Simuliidae (Diptera) from the Solomon Islands, South Pacific.

Nine black fly species including five new species were taxonomically studied, chiefly on the basis of reared adults, pupae and mature larvae collected from the Solomon Islands, South Pacific.All species, but one in Simulium (Gomphostilbia) , were placed in Simulium (MoroPs).Within the subgenus Morops four were further classified into the clathrinum-group, one into the papuense-group and three remained ungrouped.S. (M.) paPuense was newly recorded from the Solomon Islands.Descriptions of all new species and redescription of S. (M.) sherwoodi were given; mature larvae of S. (M.) sherwoodi and S. (M.) kerei were described for the first time.The pupal pit-like organs of all five known species of the clathrinumgroup from Papua New Guinea and Australia were also illustrated.