Sparsorythus sescarorum, new species from Mindoro, Philippines (Ephemeroptera, Tricorythidae)

By

Garces, Jhoana
Bauernfeind, Ernst
Freitag, Hendrik

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

795

Pages

13-30

Subjects

COI , Key Biodiversity Area , mayfly , Taugad River , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.795.28412

 

Abstract

A new mayfly species,Sparsorythussescarorumsp. n.(Tricorythidae) is described from Mindoro Island, Philippines. Nymphs are characterized by the combination of the following characters: compound eyes of approximately equal size in both sexes, shape and setation of legs, presence of rudimentary gills on abdominal segment VII, and some details of mouthparts. Male imagines are characterized by the coloration pattern of wings and details of genitalia. The developmental stages are matched by DNA barcodes.