FORTHCOMING PUBLICATIONS

Several projects are being carried on the systematics and taxonomy of Simuliidae at the NHM. In addition, few other proposal/ideas are being penned at present. Some of the details is as follows:

• Biosystematics revision of the Neotropical subgenus Chirostilbia (Diptera, Simuliidae)

The paper deal with all the species Chirostilbia for which
descriptions of adults and pupal life stages is given together with
biology and medical importance. A key is also given as an aid for
species identification. Several new synonomies and new types
designations are proposed in this paper. It is fully illustrated with
high quality digital images of all taxonomic characters to separe the
species groups and taxa in this subgenus.

The paper is already in press in Zootaxa.

• The Simuliidae of Brazil