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Corresponding author: Atanu Naskar ( atanu.diptera@gmail.com ) Academic editor: Fabio Laurindo da Silva
© 2022 Arka Mukherjee, Atanu Naskar, Oishik Kar, Debdeep Pramanik, Dhriti Banerjee.
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Mukherjee A, Naskar A, Kar O, Pramanik D, Banerjee D (2022) A checklist of black flies (Diptera, Simuliidae) from India. ZooKeys 1118: 111-118. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1118.84686
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An updated checklist of the family Simuliidae from India is presented. A total of 79 species of Simulium belonging to eight different subgenera are listed. Eleven species that were not reported in the previous checklist are added here. The present list contributes to a better understanding of the diversity of Simuliidae in India, as well as the impact of Simulium species on the public health of this mega-diverse country.
Diversity, inventory, onchocerciasis, public health
Black flies (Diptera, Nematocera, Simuliidae) are infamous as vectors for transmitting onchocerciasis (river blindness) in many countries throughout the world (
The present work documents 79 species of Simuliidae belonging to eight subgenera of Simulium, based on a review of the World Catalog of Simuliidae (
Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948
Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
Family Simuliidae Newman, 1834
Subfamily Simulinae Newman, 1834
Tribe Simuliini Newman, 1834
1. Simulium (Eusimulium) aureum Fries, 1824
2. Simulium (Eusimulium) weiningense Chen & Zhang, 1997
3. Simulium (Gomphostilbia) bucolicum Datta, 1975
4. Simulium (Gomphostilbia) darjeelingense Datta, 1973
5. Simulium (Gomphostilbia) fidum Datta, 1975
6. Simulium (Gomphostilbia) litoreum Datta, 1975
7. Simulium (Gomphostilbia) metatarsale Brunetti, 1911
8. Simulium (Gomphostilbia) pattoni Senior-White, 1922
9. Simulium (Gomphostilbia) sundaicum Edwards, 1934
10. Simulium (Gomphostilbia) tenuistylum Datta, 1973
11. Simulium (Gomphostilbia) unum Datta, 1975
In the revised inventory of
12. Simulium (Gomphostilbia) agasthyamalaiense Vijayan, Anbalagan, Rekha, Dinakaran & Krishnan, 2019
This species was described by
13. Simulium (Gomphostilbia) barnesi Takaoka & Suzuki, 1984
14. Simulium (Gomphostilbia) cauveryense Anbalagan, 2015
15. Simulium (Gomphostilbia) decuplum Takaoka & Davies, 1995
16. Simulium (Gomphostilbia) dinakarani Anbalagan, 2020
This species was described by
17. Simulium (Gomphostilbia) kottoorense Anbalagan, 2015
18. Simulium (Gomphostilbia) krishnani Anbalagan, 2020
This species was reported from Karnataka (14°58'36"N, 74°46'40"E), India, by
19. Simulium (Gomphostilbia) kumbakkaraiense Anbalagan, 2019
20. Simulium (Gomphostilbia) panagudiense Anbalagan 2015
This species was recently described by
21. Simulium (Gomphostilbia) parahiyangum Takaoka & Sigit, 1992
22. Simulium (Gomphostilbia) peteri Anbalagan, 2014
23. Simulium (Gomphostilbia) sachini Takaoka & Henry, 2010
24. Simulium (Gomphostilbia) takaokai Anbalagan, 2014
25. Simulium (Gomphostilbia) williei Takaoka & Thapa, 2010
26. Simulium (Montisimulium) dasguptai Datta, 1974
27. Simulium (Montisimulium) dattai Takaoka & Somboon, 2008
28. Simulium (Montisimulium) ghoomense Dutta, 1973
29. Simulium (Montisimulium) nemorivagum Datta, 1973
30. Simulium (Montisimulium) yuntaiense Chen, Wen & Wei, 2006
31. Simulium (Nevermannia) aureohirtum Brunetti, 1911
32. Simulium (Nevermannia) gracilis Datta, 1973
33. Simulium (Nevermannia) karavalliense Anbalagan, Rekha, Vijayan, Balachandran, Dinakaran & Krishnan, 2020
This species was reared from pupae collected in Tamil Nadu (11°20'03.8"N, 78°19'19.6"E), India and described by
34. Simulium (Nevermannia) praelargum Datta, 1973
35. Simulium (Nevermannia) purii Datta, 1973
36. Simulium (Nevermannia) rufithorax Brunetti, 1911
37. Simulium (Nevermannia) senile Brunetti, 1911
38. Simulium (Nevermannia) subratai Takaoka, Thapa & Henry, 2011
39. Simulium (Nevermannia) wichaii Takaoka, 2010
40. Simulium (Tetisimulium) stevensoni Edwards, 1927
41. Simulium (Himalayum) indicum Becher, 1885
42. Simulium (Simulium) alajense Rubtsov, 1938
43. Simulium (Simulium) asishi Datta, 1985
44. Simulium (Simulium) adventicium Datta, 1985
45. Simulium (Simulium) barraudi Puri, 1932
46. Simulium (Simulium) biforaminiferum Datta, 1974
47. Simulium (Simulium) consimile Puri, 1932
48. Simulium (Simulium) christophersi Puri, 1932
49. Simulium (Simulium) dentatum Puri, 1932
50. Simulium (Simulium) digitatum Puri, 1932
51. Simulium (Simulium) ephemerophilum Rubstov, 1947
52. Simulium (Simulium) gravelyi Puri, 1933
53. Simulium (Simulium) griseifrons Brunetti, 1911
54. Simulium (Simulium) grisescens Brunetti, 1911
55. Simulium (Simulium) gurneyae Senior-White, 1922
56. Simulium (Simulium) himalayense Puri, 1932
57. Simulium (Simulium) hirtipannus Puri, 1932
58. Simulium (Simulium) howletti Puri, 1932
59. Simulium (Simulium) kapuri Datta, 1975
60. Simulium (Simulium) lineothorax Puri, 1932
61. Simulium (Simulium) nigrifacies Datta, 1974
62. Simulium (Simulium) nilgiricum Puri, 1932
63. Simulium (Simulium) nitidithorax Puri, 1932
64. Simulium (Simulium) novolineatum Puri, 1933
65. Simulium (Simulium) nodosum Puri, 1933
66. Simulium (Simulium) pallidum Puri, 1932
67. Simulium (Simulium) palmatum Puri, 1932
68. Simulium (Simulium) palniense Puri, 1932
69. Simulium (Simulium) pradyai Takaoka & Somboon, 2008
70. Simulium (Simulium) pothigaiense Anbalagan, 2018
71. Simulium (Simulium) ramosum Puri, 1932
72. Simulium (Simulium) rashidi Lewis, 1973
73. Simulium (Simulium) rufibasis Brunetti, 1911
74. Simulium (Simulium) singtamense Datta & Pal, 1975
75. Simulium (Simulium) striatum Brunetti, 1912
76. Simulium (Simulium) tenuitarsus Puri, 1933
77. Simulium (Simulium) valparaiense Anbalagan, 2018
78. Simulium (Simulium) yanaense Anbalagan, 2019
This species was described from Karnataka (14°31'19.2"N, 74°19'12"E), India by
79. Simulium (Wilhelmia) pseudequinum Séguy, 1921