Abstract
One new species,viz., Simulium (Simulium) singtamense and two apparently new but unnamed species of the nominate subgenus are described and illustrated, thus bringing the number of species from seven to ten in the Darjeeling area of India. A key to the species is appended herewith.
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Darjeeling Government College (West Bengal), where a part of the work was accomplished.
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Datta, M., Pal, T.K. Few rare black fly species (Diptera: Simuliidae) of the subgenusSimulium Latreille (s. str.) from the Darjeeling Area, India. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 81, 154–161 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03050757
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