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Observations on the biting activity of black flies in Beiwan area, Zinjiang, China, with descriptions of two new species (Diptera: Simuliidae)

Xiaoxia Guo Department of Vector Biology and Control, State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, 100071, P. R. ChinaView further author information
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Yingmei Zhang Department of Vector Biology and Control, State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, 100071, P. R. ChinaView further author information
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Jiyao An Department of Vector Biology and Control, State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, 100071, P. R. China
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Guilin Zhang Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Xinjiang Command, Urumqi, 830011, P. R. China
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Zhong Zheng Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Xinjiang Command, Urumqi, 830011, P. R. China
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Yande Dong Department of Vector Biology and Control, State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, 100071, P. R. China
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Tongyan Zhao Department of Vector Biology and Control, State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, 100071, P. R. China; Department of Vector Biology and Control, State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, 100071, P. R. China E-mail: [email protected]
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Pages 341-348 | Published online: 05 Jan 2012
 
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Abstract

Three black fly species were collected in Beiwan area of Hababe county, Altay district, Xinjing Uigur Autonomous Region in China. Among these, Simulium (Byssodom) maculatum (Meigen, 1804) is the preponderant species in the region. S. maculatum was mainly active during daylight; the activity peak was higher in the afternoon than in the morning. The black fly species composition at three different elevations was conducted. S. truncatum was most abundant at higher elevations, possibly due to the occurrence of bird hosts there. Two new species, Simulium (Eusimulium) beiwanense, sp.nov. and Simulium (Simulium) truncatum, sp.nov. are described from the female. The type material of the new species are deposited at the Medical Entomology Collection Gallery, Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China.

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Xiaoxia Guo

The two authors contributed equally and should be regarded as co-first authors.

Yingmei Zhang

The two authors contributed equally and should be regarded as co-first authors.

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