Simulium (Nevermannia) ledangense sp. nov. is described from females, males, pupae and mature larvae from Peninsular Malaysia. This new species is assigned to the Simulium feuerborni species-group of the subgenus Nevermannia, and is characterized by the pupa having a very long stalk of the ventral paired gill filaments, which is almost five times longer than the interspiracular trunk and female...

Systematic knowledge of the Neotropical Simuliidae has been accumulating quickly and there are 351 valid Neotropical species (Coscarón et al. 2008, Adler & Crosskey 2010, Hamada et al. 2010). Over the past 10 years, 67 taxonomic papers involving 20 researchers, as well as two extensive manuals, have been published (Coscarón & Coscarón-Arias 2007, Shelley et al. 2010), resulting in the descripti...

Simulium (Inaequalium) inaequale, described as Eusimulium inaequalis (G Paterson & RC Shannon 1927 Rev Inst Bacteriol 4: 737-742), is a moderately anthropophilic species with a broad distribution. It is known from Brazil (from Amapá, Paraíba, and Mato Grosso to Rio Grande do Sul), Paraguay (Alto Paraná and Cordillera), Bolivia (Nor Yungas, La Paz) and Argentina (Jujuy, Salta, Tucumán, and Misio...

Communal oviposition in the Afrotropical blackfly species complex Simulium damnosum Theobald (Diptera: Simuliidae) is mediated by a pheromone emitted by freshly laid eggs. Previously, two compounds (designated peaks A and B) emanating from fresh eggs were shown to be associated with attractiveness to gravid blackflies in bioassay. The present study investigated the role of these compounds by te...

All stages of Simulium (Meilloniellum) adersi (Pomeroy) from Mayotte, Comoro archipelago are described in detail. This species is widespread on the African mainland and in Madagascar; morphological divergences from African material point towards the Mayotte entity being a separate, but closely related species. Biology of the species overall is reviewed and brief comments are made regarding habi...

The aim of our studies was to invent a reliable method for detection of the bactericidal activity of disinfectants against Borrelia burgdorferi in suspension (in vitro) and in cell line cultures (in vivo). In the suspension method, 0.01% octenidine at 20°C and 35°C was bactericidal to Borrelia afzeli; Borrelia garini, B. burgdorferi sensu stricto after 5 minutes treatment. Increase of the tempe...