A new species and a newly recorded species of the Simulium (Simulium) striatum species-group (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Nepal

Abstract

A new species of black y, Simulium dadagaunense, is described based on a female reared from a pupa from Nepal. is species is assigned to the Simulium (Simulium) striatum species-group, and is characterized in the female by the relatively narrow frons, weakly developed fronto-ocular area, and cibarium with four tiny processes. In addition, S. grisescens Brunetti originally described from India is newly recorded from Nepal.