| Author | Hiroyuki Takaoka |
| Language | English |
| ISBN | 9789819952182 |
| Publisher | Springer Nature |
| Pages | 685 |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Images | Line drawings |
| Year published | 2024 |
This book uncovers the entire picture of the black fly (Diptera: Simuliidae) fauna in subtropical and tropical Asia (the Oriental Region). Increased discoveries of new species of black flies in the Oriental Region have disclosed a remarkable diversity in terms of phylogenetic lineages and morphological features, particularly adult genitalia and pupal gills. The black fly fauna in the Oriental Region is found to be completely different from those in other regions.
The book has two aims, academic and practical. Introduction provides the general information on the biology and effects on human and animal health and welfare of black flies and introduces the unique characteristics of the black fly fauna in this region. Chapter 2 proposes a classification scheme for all 675 named and 44 unnamed species of Oriental black flies, which are placed 11 subgenera and 36 species-groups of the genus Simulium. In Chapter 3, synoptic accounts are given for their distribution, bionomics, and taxonomic comments of all the species. In Chapter 4, the faunas of black flies in 15 countries or areas [India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sunda Archipelago (Sumatra, Java, Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores and Timor), East Indonesia (Sulawesi, Maluku Islands and Irian Jaya), Vietnam, Philippines, Taiwan, South China, Nansei Islands (Japan)], are overviewed, and species lists and identification keys for females, males, pupae and larvae, are constructed. Ninety-eight figures of 1,691 line-drawings highlight various unique morphological characteristics of most subgenera and species-groups.
Chapters 2 and 3 are academically essential for medical or biological scientists and students to study black flies. Keys to identify species in 15 countries or areas in Chapter 4 are of practical use for health workers for the control of insects of medical and veterinary importance, as well as for ecologists for the study of aquatic invertebrates. Many novel morphological characteristics illustrated in the figures appeal to readers and show the importance of biodiversity of natural terrestrial ecosystems. Contents of this book resulted from the author’s taxonomic review of all 719 Oriental species of black flies, with reference to 486 publications.
Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Systematic treatments of subgenera of the genus Simulium
Chapter 3. Keys to identify 11 subgenera
Chapter 4. Subgenus Asiosimulium
Chapter 5. Subgenus Boophthora
Chapter 6. Subgenus Byssodon
Chapter 7. Subgenus Daviesellum
Chapter 8. Subgenus Eusimulium
Chapter 9. Subgenus Gomphostilbia
Chapter 10. Subgenus Montisimulium
Chapter 11. Subgenus Nevermannia
Chapter 12. Subgenus Simulium
Chapter 13. Subgenus Wallacellum
Chapter 14. Subgenus Wilhelmia
Chapter 15. Subgenus Asiosimulium
Chapter 16. Subgenus Boophthora
Chapter 17. Subgenus Byssodon
Chapter 18. Subgenus Daviesellum
Chapter 19. Subgenus Eusimulium
Chapter 20. Subgenus Gomphostilbia
Chapter 21. Subgenus Montisimulium
Chapter 22. Subgenus Nevermannia
Chapter 23. Subgenus Simulium
Chapter 24. Subgenus Wallacellum
Chapter 25. Subgenus Wilhelmia
Chapter 26. India Overview, List of species, Identification keys
Chapter 27. Nepal Overview, List of species, Identification keys
Chapter 28. Bhutan Overview, List of species, Identification keys
Chapter 29. Myanmar Overview, List of species, Identification keys
Chapter 30. Sri Lanka Overview, List of species, Identification keys
Chapter 31. Thailand Overview, List of species, Identification keys
Chapter 32. Vietnam Overview, List of species, Identification keys
Chapter 33. Peninsular Malaysia Overview, List of species, Identification keys
Chapter 34. Borneo (Sarawak, Sabah, Kalimantan) Overview, List of species, Identification keys
Chapter 35. Sunda Archipelago Overview, List of species, Identification keys
Chapter 36. East Indonesia Overview, List of species, Identification keys
Chapter 37. South China Overview, List of species, Identification keys
Chapter 38. Philippines Overview, List of species, Identification keys
Chapter 39. Taiwan Overview, List of species, Identification keys
Chapter 40. Nansei Islands (Japan) Overview, List of species, Identification keys
