Abstract: | Twenty-two spp. of black flies from Taiwan are discussed, comprising 8 new species and 14 named species, of which 5 are recorded from the area for the 1st time. Descriptions of all new species and redescriptions of 3 spp. are given; keys to all known stages are presented. [Simulium (Eusimulium) yushangense, S. (E.) taulingense, S. (E.) chowi, S. (E.) chitoense, S. (Gomphostilbia) tuenense, S. (S.) taiwanicum, S. (S.) ufengense and S. (S.) puliense are new species. New combinations include; S. (E.) falcoe, S. (E.) taipei, S. (E.) geniculare from Eusimulium and S. (S.) karenkoensis from Odagmia. The new records included in this study are S. (E.) aureohirtum Brunetti, S. (S.) rufibasis Brunetti, S. (S.) suzukii Rubzov, S. (S.) sakishimaense Takaoka and S. (S.) quinquestriatum (Shirake).].
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