A new black fly species from Brazil, closely related to Simulium guianense Wise (Diptera, Simuliidae), revealed by morphology and DNA barcoding

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 2428, 2010, Pages 22-36

  Hamada, Neusa ^a   Pepinelli, Mateus ^b   Mattos Glória, Aline ^c   Luz, Sergio Luiz Bessa ^d  

^a Insto Nacl Pesquisas da Amazonia   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^d INSTITUTO LEÔNIDAS E MARIA DEANE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aquatic insects; COI; Genetic distance; Sibling species; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; SIMULIIDAE; SIMULIUM GUIANENSE; SIMULIUM HIRTIPUPA; SIMULIUM NIGRICOXUM; SIMULIUM SCUTISTRIATUM;

EID: 77954024509     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2428.1.2     Document Type: Article

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