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Issue: Vol. 1167 No. 1: 6 Apr. 2006
Type: Articles
Published: 2006-04-06
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1167.1.4
Page range: 47–60
Abstract views: 34
PDF downloaded: 2

Simulium (Inaequalium) margaritatum, a new species of black fly (Diptera: Simuliidae) from the central region of Bahia State, Brazil

Laboratório de Entomologia Aquática, Departamento de Hidrobiologia, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Caixa Postal 676, 13565-905, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
Coordenação de Pesquisas em Entomologia, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Caixa Postal 478, 69011-970, Manaus, AM, Brazil
Centro de Pesquisa Leônidas e Maria Deane - Biodiversidade em Saúde, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rua Teresina n. 476, Adrianópolis, 69057-070, Manaus, AM, Brazil
Diptera quatic insects black flies Inaequalium Neotropical Region taxonomy Parque Nacional Chapada Diamantina

Abstract

A new species of black fly, Simulium (Inaequalium) margaritatum, is described based on the male, female, pupa, and larva. This new species was collected in small streams in the Chapada Diamantina National Park and surrounding area in the state of Bahia, Brazil.

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