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Redescription of Simulium ( Simulium ) japonicum (Diptera: Simuliiae) and its entomopathogenic fungal symbionts
Author(s) -
KIM SamKyu
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
entomological research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.421
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 1748-5967
pISSN - 1738-2297
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5967.2011.00336.x
Subject(s) - simulium , biology , black fly , larva , pupa , parasite hosting , ecology , zoology , world wide web , computer science
Immature stages of Simulium ( Simulium ) japonicum were collected and redescribed from Korea. Descriptions are supplemented with photographs of larvae and pupae as well as habitat information. The fungal pathogenic parasite, Coelomycidium simulii, is reported for the first time from Korea. Coelomycidium simulii , a widespread pathogen of black fly larvae, was found in Simulium ( Simulium ) japonicum larvae with infection rate of 2%.