title: A new species of Simulium (Gomphostilbia) (Diptera: Simuliidae) from South India, with keys to Indian members of the subgenus Gomphostilbia.
abstract: A new black fly species, Simulium (Gomphostilbia) cauveryense sp. n., is described based on adult female, adult male, pupal and larval specimens collected from Kushalanagar, Karnataka, South India. This new species is placed in the decuplum subgroup of the batoense species-group within the subgenus Gomphostilbia. Keys to the species of the subgenus Gomphostilbia reported from India are provided for females, males, pupae and mature larvae.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli-620024, Tamil Nadu, India; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Sankarappan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Anbalagan
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, The Madura College, Madurai-625011 Tamil Nadu, India; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Chellapandian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Balachandran
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli-620024, Tamil Nadu, India; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Vimalanathan Arun
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Prasanna
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli-620024, Tamil Nadu, India; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Mani
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kannan
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, The Madura College, Madurai-625011 Tamil Nadu, India; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Sundaram
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dinakaran
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli-620024, Tamil Nadu, India; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Muthukalingan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Krishnan
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D012843:Simuliidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D013045:Species Specificity