title: A new species of the Simulium damnosum complex from Uganda, and comparative morphology of the tarsal claws in females of this complex.
abstract: The female, male, pupa and larva of Simulium (Edwardsellum) pandanophilum sp. nov. (Diptera: Simuliidae) from western Uganda are described. Diagnostic features are the shape of the tarsal claws of females and, cytogenetically, new intraspecific inversions on chromosomes I and II. Simulium pandanophilum is assigned to the Simulium damnosum complex. Different tarsal claw shapes of West African members of the S. damnosum complex are also described.
authors.affiliation: Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Krüger
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nurmi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Garms
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D012843:Simuliidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D014454:Uganda