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Published on: March 31, 2022
Tricorythodes macuira (Ephemeroptera: Leptohyphidae), new species from Colombia
Cristian E Granados Martinez1, Lucimar Gomes Dias, Carlos Molineri
1Grupo de Investigación Ecología, Biodiversidad en Ecosistemas Tropicales (EBET) Universidad de La Guajira.. biolocristiam@gmail.com.
Abstract:
Tricorythodes macuira sp n. is described and illustrated based on nymphs of both sexes and eggs from Colombia. This species can be recognized by the following combination of characters: maxillary palp 2-segmented and small, pronotum with rounded anterolateral projection, pronotum and mesonotum with thick and long setae on margins, femora I and II with transverse row of long setae at dorsum, tarsal claws with marginal row of 5-8 denticles and subdistal double row of 4-2 + 1-2 submarginal denticles, subtriangular operculate gills shaded black on a basal stripe, ventralmost lamellae of gills III-V with dorsal extension very well developed, abdominal segments VII-IX with small posterolateral spines. Eggs with one polar cap, polygonal chorionic plates with elevated margins and long adhesive filaments near the uncapped pole.
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