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

Abstract

Three new species of black flies, Simulium beniense, S. salyanense, and S. chainpurense, are described based on samples from Nepal. All these species are assigned to the Simulium (Simulium) striatum species-group. In addition, two species, S. pallidum Puri and S. sp. nr. striatum Brunetti, are newly recorded from Nepal.