A new species of Simulium (Simulium) (Diptera: Simuliidae), with keys to S. striatum species-group from India

Abstract

Simulium (Simulium) yanaense sp. nov. is described based on the male, larva, and pupa. It is characterized by having a maxillary palp with a small sensory vesicle, and the subcosta and basal portion of the radius bare in the male; the gill with 10 short slender filaments and short common basal stalk in the pupa; and the thorax and abdomen without a pair of dorsolateral protuberances in the larva. Keys are provided to the species of the S. striatum species group of the subgenus Simulium known from India.

Keywords

• black fly
• central western ghats
• karnataka
• new species
• simulium (gomphostilbia) cauveryense
• simulium (simulium) striatum
• taxonomic survey