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Description of nymph of Brasilocaenis atawallpa Lima, Molineri, Vieira, Pinheiro & Salles, 2019 (Ephemeroptera: Caenidae) and notes on its taxonomic status

Authors :
Leandro Schlemmer Brasil
Paulo Vilela Cruz
Myllena S. L. Silva
StĂȘnio R. S. Nascimento
Viviane Caetano Firmino
Leandro Juen
Lucas R. C. Lima
Source :
Zootaxa. 5027:136-144
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Magnolia Press, 2021.

Abstract

Brasilocaenis atawallpa was recently described based on male imago from Colombian Amazon. The original description does not contain a designation of type specimens or locality, and it just states that the type series was studied in order to perform the cladistic analysis. In this context, we herein designate the lectotype and paralectotypes of B. atawallpa and describe its nymphal stage. The nymphs were associated to B. atawallpa by the male genitalia extracted from mature nymphs. The nymphal stage of B. atawallpa can be differentiated from others known nymphs of the genus by absence of pointed microspines on opercular gill, fore coxa without projection, middle coxa with well-developed and semicircular projection, hind coxa with finger-like projection, fore and middle tarsal claws without denticles and hind margin of the ninth sternite almost straight.

Details

ISSN :
11755334 and 11755326
Volume :
5027
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Zootaxa
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....1a84530e0fa7f05af0c6939280c27051