Simulium ledangense

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chironomoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Antliophora Ordo: Diptera Subordo: Nematocera Infraordo: Culicomorpha Superfamilia: Chironomoidea

Familia: Simuliidae
Subfamilia: Simuliinae
Tribus: Simuliini
Genus: Simulium
Subgenus: Nevermannia
Species: Simulium ledangense

Name

Simulium ledangense Ya’cob, Takaoka & Sofian-Azirun 2014

• Type locality: Peninsular Malaysia, Johor Province, Ledang District, Mount Ledang (originally known as Mount Ophir National Park), 02° 22′ 45.6″ N, 102° 36´ 36.9” E, altitude 1000 m, from a slow running small stream.
• Holotype: ♂ (with associated pupal exuviae and coccon, preserved in 80 % ethanol); leg. Z. Ya’cob & M. Sofian-Azirun; 2013-03-11.

• Paratypes: 5 ♂, 3 ♀ (with associated pupal exuviae and coccons), 1 ♂ without associated pupal exuviae and coccon, and 3 mature larvae, preserved in 80 % ethanol.

References

Primary references

• Ya’cob, Z., Takaoka, H. & Sofian-Azirun, M. 2014. Simulium ledangense, a new species of the Simulium feuerborni species-group of the subgenus Nevermannia (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Mount Ledang, Peninsular Malaysia. Zootaxa 3881(3): 228–236. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3881.3.2 Reference page.