Abstract
Four unnamed species of the subgenusEusimulium Roubaud are described and illustrated, thus bringing the number of species from nine to thirteen in the Darjeeling area of India. A key to the species of the subgenus occurring in the area is provided here.
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Darjeeling Government College (West Bengal), where a part of the work was accomplished.
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Datta, M., Dey, R.K. & Paul, A.K. Rare black fly species (Diptera: Simuliidae) of the subgenusEusimulium roubaud from the Darjeeling area, India. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 82, 92–99 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03050521
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