Description of the female of Simulium (Gomphostilbia) aziruni (Diptera: Simuliidae) and its genetic relationships with members of the Simulium gombakense species-group

• Main Authors: Ya'cob, Zubaidah, Takaoka, Hiroyuki, Low, Van Lun, Tan, Tiong Kai, Sofian-Azirun, Mohd
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2019
• Subjects: QH Natural history; QR Microbiology; R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/23137/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2019.02.023

Simulium (Gomphostilbia) aziruni Takaoka, Hashim & Chen was described initially based only on a pupa and a mature larva collected from Peninsular Malaysia. Herein, we describe the morphological characters of the female of S. aziruni for the first time. It resembles those of the other members of...