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Issue: Vol. 5590 No. 1: 20 Feb. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-02-20
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5590.1.10
Page range: 146-150
Abstract views: 101
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A new species in the subgenus Wilhelmia (Diptera: Simuliidae: Simulium) from Sichuan, China

College of Plant Protection; Hebei Agricultural University; Baoding 071000; China
College of Plant Protection; Hebei Agricultural University; Baoding 071000; China
Diptera Wilhelmia Sichuan new species taxonomy key

Abstract

Simulium (Wilhelmia) xichangense sp. nov. is described based on females from Sichuan province, China. It is the firstly recorded species of the subgenus Wilhelmia in Sichuan province. This species is assigned to the subgenus Wilhelmia and is morphologically most similar to S. (W.) pinnatum Chen, Zhang and Jiang, 2016 from Gansu province in China. A key to the female adults of the subgenus Wilhelmia of China is provided.

 

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