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Issue: Vol. 3139 No. 1: 21 Dec. 2011
Type: Articles
Published: 2011-12-21
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3139.1.4
Page range: 63–68
Abstract views: 35
PDF downloaded: 33

Rhithrogena sartorii, a new mayfly species (Ephemeroptera: Heptageniidae) from North Africa

Unit of Hydrobiology, Laboratory of Environment Biomonitoring (LBE), Faculty of Sciences of Bizerta, 7021, Jarzouna. Tunisia
Museum of Zoology, Palais de Rumine, Place Riponne 6, CH-1005 Lausanne, Switzerland
Unit of Hydrobiology, Laboratory of Environment Biomonitoring (LBE), Faculty of Sciences of Bizerta, 7021, Jarzouna. Tunisia
Unit of Hydrobiology, Laboratory of Environment Biomonitoring (LBE), Faculty of Sciences of Bizerta, 7021, Jarzouna. Tunisia
Ephemeroptera Mayflies taxonomy morphology egg Rhithrogeninae Khroumirie Tunisia

Abstract

A new species, Rhithrogena sartorii Zrelli & Boumaiza, sp. nov. is described in subimaginal, egg and nymphal stages from material collected in Northern Tunisia. This species shows affinities with members of the insularis species group. Features distinguishing the new species from other North African species, as well as from Rhithrogena insularis (from Corsica) and Rhithrogena nuragica (from Sardinia) are discussed.

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