Medical Entomology and Zoology (2008) 59, 213-262

Hiroyuki Takaoka and Pradya Somboon (2008)
Eleven new species and one new record of black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Bhutan
Medical Entomology and Zoology 59 (3), 213-262
Abstract: Eleven new species and one new record of black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) are described on the basis of reared adult, pupal and/or larval specimens collected from Bhutan. They are assigned to four subgenera within the genus Simulium: Gomphostilbia (two new species), Montisimulium (two new,species and one new record), Nevermannia (three new species of which one belongs to the feuerborni species-group and two to the vernum species-group), and Simulium (four new species of which two belong to the multishiatum species-group and two to the tuberosum species-group). This study has increased the total number of simuliid species recorded from Bhutan from six to 18.
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Database assignments for author(s): Pradya Somboon, Hiroyuki Takaoka

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
surveys/sampling/distribution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Simulium indicum		Bhutan