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Issue: Vol. 5570 No. 3: 20 Jan. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-01-20
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5570.3.4
Page range: 511-532
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Contribution to the genus Platybaetis Müller-Liebenau, 1980 (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae) in India

Zoological Survey of India; Southern Regional Centre; Santhome High Road; Chennai-600 028; Tamil Nadu; India.
Miscellaneous Insect Order Section; Zoological Survey of India; Prani Vigyan Bhawan; M-Block; New Alipore; Kolkata- 700 053 West Bengal; India
Zoological Survey of India; Southern Regional Centre; Santhome High Road; Chennai-600 028; Tamil Nadu; India.
Department of Zoology; Naturéum—State Museum of Natural Science; Palais de Rumine; Place Riponne 6; CH-1005 Lausanne; Switzerland.; Department of Ecology and Evolution; University of Lausanne (UNIL); CH-1015 Lausanne Switzerland
Animal Systematics and Ecology Speciality Research Unit (ASESRU); Department of Zoology; Faculty of Science; Kasetsart University; Bangkok 10900; Thailand
Animal Systematics and Ecology Speciality Research Unit (ASESRU); Department of Zoology; Faculty of Science; Kasetsart University; Bangkok 10900; Thailand
Ephemeroptera Mayflies Taxonomy Baetidae Platybaetis P. uenoi Himalaya

Abstract

We present the description of a new mayfly species, Platybaetis arunachalensis sp. nov., based on larval specimens collected from Arunachal Pradesh, India. Additionally, we provide the first complete description and a new record of Platybaetis uenoi Müller-Liebenau, 1980, based on recently collected larval specimens from Nagaland, India. This study includes taxonomic updates for the genus Platybaetis Müller-Liebenau, 1980 in India, along with a distribution map of Platybaetis species and ecological insights into their habitats. Our work enhances the understanding of Platybaetis diversity and distribution in India, contributing valuable information for future ecological and conservation studies.

 

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