A new mosquito of the genus Topomyia (Diptera, Culicidae) from a Nepenthes pitcher plant in a Bario highland of Sarawak, Malaysia

Ichiro MIYAGI; Takako TOMA

doi:10.7601/mez.58.167

Ichiro MIYAGI, Takako TOMA

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Keywords: Topomyia, nepenthicola, new species, Culicidae, Nepenthes, Sarawak, Malaysia

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2007 Volume 58 Issue 3 Pages 167-174

DOI https://doi.org/10.7601/mez.58.167

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A new species, Topomyia (Suaymyia) nepenthicola, is described from a Bario highland in Sarawak, Malaysia. The adult male and female, pupa and larva are described in detail and illustrations of the male genitalia, pupa and larva are provided. The larva of To. nepenthicola breeds in the pitcher plant, Nepenthes stenophylla. It has conspicuous maxilla.

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