2009•Medical Entomology and ZoologyOpen access

Simulium (Simulium) serenum, a new species of black fly (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Taiwan

Yao-Te Huang, Hiroyuki Takaoka

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Simulium (Simulium) serenum sp. nov. is described from reared female adult and pupal specimens collected from Hualien, Taiwan, and is placed in the griseifrons species-group within the subgenus Simulium. This new species is characterized by the cocoon with a deep cleft on the anterodorsal surface and a large window on each anterolateral surface, which separates it from all known species of this species group. This is the third species of the griseifrons species-group so far recorded from Taiwan.

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Key concepts: Simulium, Black fly, Subgenus, Pupa, Biology, Species group, Ecology, Zoology