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A new species of Simulium ( Simulium ) (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Genting Highlands, Malaysia

Simulium (Simulium) rasuli sp. nov. is described from two females collected by a Malaise trap in Genting Highlands, Peninsular Malaysia. This new species is placed in the Simulium christophersi species-group of the subgenus Simulium. The female of this new specie is characterized by the scutum with...

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Main Authors: Ya'cob, Zubaidah, Takaoka, Hiroyuki, Low, Van Lun, Sofian-Azirun, Mohd
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Published: Elsevier 2018
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Q Science (General)
QH Natural history
Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/20340/
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.02.007
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spelling my.um.eprints.203402019-02-15T08:38:20Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/20340/ A new species of Simulium ( Simulium ) (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Genting Highlands, Malaysia Ya'cob, Zubaidah Takaoka, Hiroyuki Low, Van Lun Sofian-Azirun, Mohd Q Science (General) QH Natural history Simulium (Simulium) rasuli sp. nov. is described from two females collected by a Malaise trap in Genting Highlands, Peninsular Malaysia. This new species is placed in the Simulium christophersi species-group of the subgenus Simulium. The female of this new specie is characterized by the scutum with three longitudinal vittae, dark legs, claw with a small subbasal tooth, and ovipositor valve triangular with its inner margin nearly straight. This new species is distinguished in the female from all the six named species of the species-group by the entirely brownish-black femora and tibiae. Elsevier 2018 Article PeerReviewed Ya'cob, Zubaidah and Takaoka, Hiroyuki and Low, Van Lun and Sofian-Azirun, Mohd (2018) A new species of Simulium ( Simulium ) (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Genting Highlands, Malaysia. Acta Tropica, 182. pp. 1-3. ISSN 0001-706X https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.02.007 doi:10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.02.007
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topic Q Science (General)
QH Natural history
spellingShingle Q Science (General)
QH Natural history
Ya'cob, Zubaidah
Takaoka, Hiroyuki
Low, Van Lun
Sofian-Azirun, Mohd
A new species of Simulium ( Simulium ) (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Genting Highlands, Malaysia
description Simulium (Simulium) rasuli sp. nov. is described from two females collected by a Malaise trap in Genting Highlands, Peninsular Malaysia. This new species is placed in the Simulium christophersi species-group of the subgenus Simulium. The female of this new specie is characterized by the scutum with three longitudinal vittae, dark legs, claw with a small subbasal tooth, and ovipositor valve triangular with its inner margin nearly straight. This new species is distinguished in the female from all the six named species of the species-group by the entirely brownish-black femora and tibiae.
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author Ya'cob, Zubaidah
Takaoka, Hiroyuki
Low, Van Lun
Sofian-Azirun, Mohd
author_facet Ya'cob, Zubaidah
Takaoka, Hiroyuki
Low, Van Lun
Sofian-Azirun, Mohd
author_sort Ya'cob, Zubaidah
title A new species of Simulium ( Simulium ) (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Genting Highlands, Malaysia
title_short A new species of Simulium ( Simulium ) (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Genting Highlands, Malaysia
title_full A new species of Simulium ( Simulium ) (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Genting Highlands, Malaysia
title_fullStr A new species of Simulium ( Simulium ) (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Genting Highlands, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed A new species of Simulium ( Simulium ) (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Genting Highlands, Malaysia
title_sort new species of simulium ( simulium ) (diptera: simuliidae) from genting highlands, malaysia
publisher Elsevier
publishDate 2018
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/20340/
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.02.007
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