Another new species of the genus Habrophlebia Eaton, 1881 (Ephemeroptera, Leptophlebiidae) from the Maghreb

By

Majida, El Alami
Vuataz, Laurent
El Yaagoubi, Sara
Sartori, Michel

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1186

Pages

47--70

Subjects

COI , Habrophlebia dakkii sp. nov , Mayflies , Morocco , Rif Mountains , Spain , systematics , West Palaearctic

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1186.112796

 

Abstract

A new species belonging to the genus Habrophlebia Eaton, 1881 is described at the nymphal stage from the Rif Mountains of Morocco. This species presents unique features, such as the chorionic arrangement of the egg and the ornamentation of the posterior margin of abdominal tergites. It is compared to all west European Habrophlebia species and a table with discriminating characters is given. A phylogenetic reconstruction based on COI sequences fully supports the hypothesis of a new species in the Rif Mountains, with possible further distribution in southern Spain.