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Issue: Vol. 1054 No. 1: 27 Sep. 2005
Type: Articles
Published: 2005-09-27
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1054.1.6
Page range: 51–60
Abstract views: 45
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New records and combinations for Neotropical Leptophlebiidae (Ephemeroptera)

Laboratory of Aquatic Entomology, CESTA, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL 32307, USA
Laboratory of Aquatic Entomology, CESTA, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL 32307, USA
Laboratory of Aquatic Entomology, CESTA, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL 32307, USA
CONICET–Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina
Laboratory of Aquatic Entomology, CESTA, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL 32307, USA current address: Division of Vector-borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, P.O. Box 2087, Ft. Collins, CO 80522, USA
Ephemeroptera Leptophlebiidae Neotropics Atalophlebiinae Hagenulus Hermanella Choroterpes Terpides Tikuna Ulmeritoides

Abstract

Several species of Leptophlebiidae (Atalophlebiinae) from South and Central America are given new generic combinations based on improved knowledge of the Leptophlebiidae of the region. These are: Tikuna bilineata (Needham & Murphy, 1924, Choroterpes) comb. n.; Terpides vinculum (Traver, 1947, Choroterpes) comb. n.; Hermanella costalis (Navás, 1934, Thraulus) comb. n.; Ulmeritoides haarupi (Esben-Petersen, 1912, Thraulus) comb. n. (synonyms Deleatidium vittatum, Thew, 1960 syn. n. and Ulmeritoides fidalgoi Domínguez, 1995 syn. n.). In addition, we give new distribution records for Tikuna bilineata, report Choroterpes from Colombia, and describe Hagenulus marshalli sp. n. from Ecuador based on two male imagos. Hagenulus marshalli sp. n can be distinguished from other members of the genus by the asymmetrical fork of MP (small cross vein present) and the short, slightly twisted penes without apical spines. These are the first confirmed records for Choroterpes, Tikuna and Hagenulus from continental South America, extending Hagenulus from the Greater Antilles into Ecuador, Choroterpes from Central America into Colombia, and Tikuna from Costa Rica into Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Surinam and Venezuela.

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