J Med Entomol. 2014 May;51(3):517-28. doi: 10.1603/me13226.
Simulium (Gomphostilbia) leparense sp. nov. is described from females, males, and pupae collected from Peninsular Malaysia. This new species is assigned to the ceylonicum species-group of the subgenus Gomphostilbia, and is characterized by the female and male scuta covered with dark-brown short hairs, smaller number of male upper-eye facets, presence of shiny paired spots on the male abdominal segments 2-8, and absence of grapnel-shaped hooklets on the pupal abdominal segment 9. The male and pupa of S. capillatum Takaoka, which was originally described from larvae collected from Sarawak and Sabah, are described for the first time. Keys to identify all 32 species of the Simulium ceylonicum species-group including 27 species from other countries are provided for females, males, pupae, and mature larvae.
Simulium (Gomphostilbia) leparense sp. nov. 是从马来西亚半岛采集的雌性、雄性和蛹中描述的。这个新物种被分配到亚属 Gomphostilbia 的 ceylonicum 种组，其特征是雌性和雄性盾片覆盖着深褐色的短毛，雄性上眼小面的数量较少，雄性腹部第 2-8 节有闪亮的成对斑点，以及蛹腹部第 9 节没有钩状的爪钩。最初从沙捞越和沙巴采集的幼虫中描述的 Simulium capillatum Takaoka 的雄性和蛹，这是首次描述。提供了包括来自其他国家的 27 种在内的 Simulium ceylonicum 种组的所有 32 种的鉴别特征，包括雌性、雄性、蛹和成熟幼虫。
