Taxonomy: A new species of Tricorythodes Ulmer (Ephemeroptera: Leptohyphidae) from Northern Brazil

A new species of Tricorythodes Ulmer (Ephemeroptera: Leptohyphidae) is described based on nymphs from the Northern Region of Brazil. Tricorythodes rondoniensis sp. n. can be distinguished from other species in the genus by the following characters: wide femora, nearly circular, with the margins cove...

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Autores: Días, Lucimar Gomes, Cruz, Paulo Vilela, Ferreira, Paulo Sérgio Fiúza
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:Brasil
Institución:Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional do INPA
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio:1/16303
Acceso en línea:https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/16303
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Mayfly
Morphology
New Species
Taxonomy
Brasil
South America
Ephemeroptera
Leptohyphidae
Pannota
Tricorythodes
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Sumario:A new species of Tricorythodes Ulmer (Ephemeroptera: Leptohyphidae) is described based on nymphs from the Northern Region of Brazil. Tricorythodes rondoniensis sp. n. can be distinguished from other species in the genus by the following characters: wide femora, nearly circular, with the margins covered with very long setae; tarsal claws with 5-6 marginal denticles; terga III-VII with an acute median tubercle; oper-culate gill ovoid and abdominal colour pattern. © EDP Sciences, 2009.