title: Simulium(Gomphostilbia)lemborense, a new black fly species (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Flores, Indonesia.
abstract: Simulium (Gomphostilbia) lemborense sp. nov. is described based on adults, pupae and mature larvae from Flores, in the eastern part of the Sunda Archipelago, Indonesia. This new species is placed in the Simulium batoense species-group of the subgenus Gomphostilbia Enderlein, representing the most eastern distribution record for the group. This new species is characterized by a narrow female frons and pupal gill with eight filaments, of which two filaments of the ventral pair are three to four times as long as the six other filaments. Taxonomic notes are provided to distinguish this new species from related species.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603 Malaysia.. takaoka@oita-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takaoka
authors.forename: Mohd
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sofian-Azirun
authors.forename: Chee Dhang
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Koon Weng
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Lau
authors.forename: Muhammad Rasul Abdullah
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Halim
authors.forename: VAN Lun
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Low
authors.forename: Zubaidah
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ya'cob
authors.forename: Nurul Ashikin
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Abdullah
authors.forename: I Wayan
authors.initials: IW
authors.lastname: Suana
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007214:Indonesia; D007814:Larva; D011679:Pupa; D012843:Simuliidae
keywords: Diptera, black fly, new species, Flores, Indonesia