Skip to main content Skip to main navigation menu Skip to site footer
Responsive image
Issue: Vol. 24: 31 Jul. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-07-31
DOI: 10.11646/zoosymposia.24.1.18
Page range: 199-214
Abstract views: 256
PDF downloaded: 4

A review of Asian mayfly species of Habrophlebiodes (Ephemeroptera: Leptophlebiidae)

The Key Laboratory of Jiangsu Biodiversity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
The Key Laboratory of Jiangsu Biodiversity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
The Key Laboratory of Jiangsu Biodiversity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
Ephemeroptera aquatic insects mayfly nymphal taxonomy genetic identification

Abstract

The mayfly genus Habrophlebiodes Ulmer, 1920 has four Asian species (three from China). To show the real characters of Asian species and to ensure the differences between the two clades of the genus, we studied all three endemic Chinese species (H. gilliesi Peters, 1963, H. tenella Kang & Yang, 1994, H. zijinensis You & Gui, 1995) with examining specimens from more than 30 sites. Adults of Chinese Habrophlebiodes can be separated by the male genitalia, female ovipositor and spots on adult wings, nymphs can be recognized by the abdominal color and prostheca shape of mandibles. Comparatively, the fourth species H. prominens Ulmer, 1939 is more different by its longer apical segment of maxillary palpi and colored wings. A key to the four Asian species is given. The status of the latter species, the exact difference between Asian and American clades, and their distribution pattern need more fresh materials to confirm.

References

  1. Banks, N. (1903) A new species of Habrophlebia. Entomological News, 14, 235.
  2. Boonsoong, B. & Sartori, M. (2015) The nymph of Gilliesia Peters & Edmunds, 1970 (Ephemeroptera: Leptophlebiidae), with description of a new species from Thailand. Zootaxa, 3981 (2), 253–263. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3981.2.6
  3. Boonsoong, B. (2022) Mayfly Larvae (Ephemeroptera) in Thailand. Pre-One Limited Company, Bangkok, 469 pp. (Thai version).
  4. Demoulin, G. (1954) Les Éphéméroptères Leptophlebiidae de Bornéo. Bulletin & Annales de la Société Royale Belge d'Entomologie, 90, 123–131.
  5. Dudgeon, D. (1982) Aspects of the microdistribution of insect macrobenthos in forest stream in Hong Kong. Archiv für Hydrobiologie (suppl.), 64, 221–239.
  6. Edgar, R.C. (2004) MUSCLE: a multiple sequence alignment method with reduced time and space complexity. BMC Bioinformatics, 5 (1), 113. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2105-5-113
  7. Folmer, O., Black, M., Hoeh, W., Lutz, R. & Vrijenhoek, R. (1994) DNA Primers for Amplification of Mitochondrial Cytochrome c Oxidase Subunit I from Diverse Metazoan Invertebrates. Molecular Marine Biology and Biotechnology, 3 (5), 294–299.
  8. Gui, H. (1985) A Catalog of the Ephemeroptera of China. Journal of Nanjing Normal University (Natural Science), 4, 79–97. [In Chinese]
  9. Gui, H., Zhang, J. & Wu, T. (1996) A new species of the genus Habrophlebiodes (Ephemeroptera: Leptophlebiidae). Entomologia Sinica, 3 (2), 106–110. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7917.1996.tb00213.x
  10. Gui, H., Zhou, C.-F. & Su, C.-R. (1999) Ephemeroptera. In: Huang, B.K. (Eds.), Insect Fauna of Fujian Province. First Volume. Fujian Science & Technique Press, Fuzhou, pp. 324–346. [In Chinese]
  11. Hrivniak, L., Sroka, P., Godunko, R.J. & Žurovcovà, M. (2017) Mayflies of the genus Epeorus Eaton, 1881 s. l. (Ephemeroptera: Heptageniidae) from the Caucasus Mountains: a new species of Caucasiron Kluge, 1997 from Georgia and Turkey. Zootaxa, 4341 (3), 353–374. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4341.3.2
  12. Hubbard, M.D. (1986) A catalog of the mayflies (Ephemeroptera) of Hong Kong. Insecta Mundi, 4, 247–254.
  13. Kang, S.C. & Yang, C.T. (1994) Leptophlebiidae of Taiwan (Ephemeroptera). Journal of Taiwan Museum, 47, 57–82.
  14. Kumar, S., Stecher, G. & Tamura, K. (2016) MEGA7: molecular evolutionary genetics analysis version 7.0 for bigger datasets. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 33, 1870–1874. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msw054
  15. Li, D., Wang, Y.-X. & Zhou, C.-F. (2013) Commentary on the Asian species of Habrophlebiodes and redescription of the nymph of H. zijinensis (Ephemeroptera: Leptophlebiidae). Entomotaxonomia, 35, 11–18.
  16. Ma, Z. & Zhou, C.-F. (2021) The imaginal characters of Neoephemera projecta showing its plesiomorphic position and a new genus status in the family (Ephemeroptera: Neoephemeridae). Insects, 12 (731), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12080723
  17. Nguyen, V.V. & Bae, Y.J. (2003) The mayfly family Leptophlebiidae (Ephemeroptera) from Vietnam. Insecta Koreana, 20, 453–466.
  18. Peters, W.L. & Edmunds, G.F. (1970) Revision of the generic classification of the Eastern Hemisphere Leptophlebiidae (Ephemeroptera). Pacific Insects, 12, 157–240.
  19. Peters, W. L. (1963) A new species of Habrophlebiodes from China (Ephemeroptera: Leptophlebiidae). Proceeding of the Royal Entomological Society of London, 32, 41–43. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3113.1963.tb01212.x
  20. She, S.-S., Gui H. & You D.-S. (1995) A research on the mayflies from Hainan Province, China (Insecta: Ephemeroptera). Journal of Nanjing Normal University (Nature Science), 18, 72–82. [In Chinese]
  21. Su, C.-R. & Zhou, C.-F. (1998) Ephemeroptera. In: Wu, H. (ed.), Insects of Longwangshan Nature Reserve. China Forestry Publishing House, Beijing, pp. 27–29. [In Chinese]
  22. Sun, J.-Z., Han, Y.-K., Luo, J.-Y. & Zhou, C.-F. (2015) Mayfly Fauna of the Zijin National Park as Representatives of Eastern Chinese Headwater Ephemeroptera. Entomological Research Bulletin, 31, 58–61.
  23. Sun, J.-Z., Luo, J.-Y. & Zhou, C.-F. (2016) The nymph, habitat, and status of Eatonigenia in China (Ephemeroptera: Ephemeridae). Zootaxa, 4193 (2), 381–389. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4193.2.12
  24. Tsui, P.T.P. & Peters, W.L. (1970) The nymph of Habrophlebiodes gilliesi Peters (Ephemeroptera: Leptophlebiidae). Proceeding of the Royal Entomological Society of London, 45, 89–90. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3032.1970.tb00704.x
  25. Ulmer, G. (1920) Übersicht über die Gattungen der Ephemeropteren, nebst Bemerkungen über einzelne Arten. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung, 81, 97–144.
  26. Ulmer, G. (1939–1940) Eintagsfliegen (Ephemeropteren) von den Sunda Inseln. Part I-III. Archiv für Hydrobiologie (Supplement), 16, 443–692.
  27. You, D.-S. & Gui, H. (1995) Economic Insect Fauna of China (Fasc. 48: Ephemeroptera). Science Press, Beijing, 152 pp.