Five species of natural enernies are reported for the first time from blackfiy larvae in mainland China. The chytrid fungus Coelomycidium simulii infected less than 15% of two species. The microsporidian protozoa Amblyospora bracteata, Jlanaceleta deblzisieua', and PblydispJtrenla simulii infected 2.4% of S. equinum, 8.3% of S.
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