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Issue: Vol. 5874 No. 6: 1 Sept. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-09-01
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5874.6.2
Page range: 527-546
Abstract views: 230
PDF downloaded: 7

First reports of the spiny crawler mayfly genera Ephacerella Paclt 1994, Kangella Sartori 2004 and Notacanthella Jacobus & McCafferty 2008 (Ephemeroptera: Ephemerellidae) from India, with remarks about systematics

Zoological Survey of India; Southern Regional Centre; Santhome High Road; Chennai-600028; India.
Indiana University Columbus; 4601 Central Ave.; Columbus; Indiana; 47203; USA.
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-600028; India.
Zoological Survey of India; Fire Proof Spirit Building; Kolkata-700016; West Bengal; India.
Ephemeroptera Indomalayan region geographic distribution range extensions India-China border region

Abstract

To date, six Ephemerellidae genera have been reported from India. Nymphal material from Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland form the bases for reporting three additional genera from India for the first time: Ephacerella Paclt 1994, Kangella Sartori 2004 and Notacanthella Jacobus & McCafferty 2008. Each taxon is illustrated in detail, and each is discussed in its systematic context.

 

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How to Cite

Vasanth, M., Jacobus, L.M., Kubendran, T., Subramanian, K. & Sinha, B. (2026) First reports of the spiny crawler mayfly genera Ephacerella Paclt 1994, Kangella Sartori 2004 and Notacanthella Jacobus & McCafferty 2008 (Ephemeroptera: Ephemerellidae) from India, with remarks about systematics. Zootaxa, 5874 (6), 527–546. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5874.6.2