supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31900341);the Hebei Natural Science Foundation for Excellent Young Scholars(C2019204149);the Hebei Youth Talent Support Program(BJ2019039);the Hebei Importing Overseas Students Support Program(C20190341);the Starting Scientific Research Foundation for the Introduced Talents of Hebei Agricultural University(YJ201817)。
A new species,Simulium(Simulium)setiferorum sp.nov.,is described from Yunnan Province,China.This species is assigned to the venustum species-group in the subgenus Simulium and is morphologically most similar to S.(S.)...
This article considers the natural regulators of blood-sucking Simuliidae subzone of mixed forests on the territory of Belarus and Ukraine.In the mixed forests,the major regulators of preimaginal phases of bloodsuckin...
Among the most prominent, large-scale patterns of species richness are the increases in richness with decreasing latitude and with increasing habitat heterogeneity. Using the stream-dwelling larval and pupal stages of...
Environmental warming places physiological constraints on organisms, which may be mitigated by their feeding behavior. Theory predicts that consumers should increase their feeding selectivity for more energetically va...
supported by National science and technology Huimin project (2013GS650305);Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (2013BB017);Science and Technology Bureau of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (2012BAH12B03)
Simulium(Simulium) nikkoense, a species of black fly that is known to bite humans, has been collected in Xinjiang for the first time. Here the larvae, pupa, female and male are re-described and illustrated. The dist...
supported by the Provincial Natural Science Foundation of Anhui (1408085MH193);the Provincial College Students Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program (201510361310)
A new species, Simulium (Simulium) huangshanense sp. nov., is described based on the adult, pupal and mature larval stages collected from Huang Mountain in Anhui Province, China. This species is assigned to the gris...
Special thanks to the Delta State Ministry of Health for granting the ethical permit for the study.The cooperation of the community heads is well acknowledged
Objective:To determine the ecological parameters affecting the distribution of Simulium damnosum immature stages in some rivers within the endemic areas of Delta State,Nigeria.Methods:Onchocerca larvae were observed a...
Supported by Science and Engineering Research Board,Department of Science and Technology-Fast Track Young Scientists Project,Government of India(Ref.No.YSS/2014/000240/Dt.06.11.2015).
Objective:To investigate the efficacy of extraction methodology for the proposed DNA from the ethanol preserved black flies(Simuliidae:Diptera).Methods:This study addressed a simple and effective protocol for extracti...
supported by the Provincial Natural Science Foundation of Anhui(1408085MH193);the National Undergraduate Training Programs for Innovation and Entrepreneurship(201510361099)
A new species in the subgenus Simulium Latreille s. str. in the genus Simulium is described and illustrated. Simulium(Simulium) sanyaense sp. nov. is from the Sanya District on Hainan Island China. This new species ...