Revised descriptions of the larvae and pupae of the subgenera Gomphostilbia and Nevermannia (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Korea

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Two species of Simulium (Gomphostilbia) and five species of Simulium (Nevermannia) in Korea are taxonomically reviewed. Detailed descriptions of immature stages of included species are supplemented with high resolution photographs. The larvae and pupae of Korean members of subgenus Gomphostilbia are easily recognized by the presence of prominent ventral tubercles and black spinous setae on abdomen and thorax in larva. Presence of prominent ventral tubercles on larval abdomen can also be used as a diagnostic character for members of subgenus Nevermannia but they are lacking black spinous setae on abdomen and thorax. Keys to larvae and pupae of Korean species of subgenera Gomphostilbia and Nevermannia are provided. Simulium (Gomphostilbia) omutaense is removed from the list of black flies known from Korea, and the status of Simulium sp. J-12 of Bentinck is discussed.

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