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Issue: Vol. 5315 No. 2: 7 Jul. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-07-07
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5315.2.8
Page range: 195-200
Abstract views: 207
PDF downloaded: 17

A new species of Askola Peters, 1969 (Ephemeroptera: Leptophlebiidae) from Southeastern Brazil

Museu de Entomologia; Depto. de Entomologia; Universidade Federal de Viçosa; CEP 36.570-900; Viçosa; MG; Brazil Programa de Pós-graduação em Entomologia; Universidade Federal de Viçosa; CEP 36.570-900; Viçosa; MG; Brazil
Museu de Entomologia; Depto. de Entomologia; Universidade Federal de Viçosa; CEP 36.570-900; Viçosa; MG; Brazil Programa de Pós-graduação em Entomologia; Universidade Federal de Viçosa; CEP 36.570-900; Viçosa; MG; Brazil
Ephemeroptera mayfly Neotropics South America Atlantic Forest Taxonomy

Abstract

Askola fortuita sp. nov. is described based on male imagos from Southeastern Brazil, near Caparaó National Park. The new species is somewhat similar to A. froehlichi Peters, 1969 in regards to development of the male compound eyes and relative length of penis, but can be readily distinguished from this and other species of the genus by the following characteristics: dorsal portion of compound eyes widely meeting on meson of head; forewings hyaline; femora white, with a submedial mark and an apical band, both orangish brown; abdominal coloration mostly translucent white; genitalia with styliger plate washed with brown and red laterally, forceps segment I reddish-brown on basal ¼ , remainder translucent white, penes yellowish brown; penes not extending beyond posterior margin of styliger plate.

 

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