title: Simulium lobatoi, new species of blackfly (Diptera: Simuliidae) from the states of Mato Grosso and Goiás, Central Brazil.
abstract: During studies on the taxonomy of the Simuliidae of Brazil, a new species of Simulium was found. Full descriptions of the adults and pupae of this species are described here, its affinities with other species are discussed and its distribution, biology, and medical importance in Brazil are recorded.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Entomologia, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
authors.forename: A P A Luna
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Dias
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Hernández
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maia-Herzog
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Shelley
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D005843:Geography; D008297:Male; D012843:Simuliidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*