Two New Species Of Dictyogenus Klapálek, 1904 (Plecoptera: Perlodidae) From The Jura Mountains Of France And Switzerland, And From The French Vercors And Chartreuse Massifs
Author
Reding, Jean-Paul G.
2 Petit-Berne, CH- 2035 Corcelles, Switzerland. E-mail: jean-paul. reding @ bluewin. ch
jean-paul.reding@bluewin.ch
Author
Launay, Bertrand
IRSTEA - UR RIVERLY, F- 69100 Villeurbanne, France. E-mail: bertrand. launay @ irstea. fr
bertrand.launay@irstea.fr
Author
Doaré, Jacques Le
OPIE Benthos, Maison des Insectes, Chemin rural n 7 - BP 30 F- 78041 Guyancourt cedex, France. Email: jacques. ledoare @ cleusmeur. net
Author
Ruffoni, Alexandre
14 rue Moilleret, F- 89200 Lucy-le-Bois, France. Email: alexandre. ruffoni @ gmail. com
Author
Vinçon, Gilles
55 Bd Joseph Vallier, F- 38100 Grenoble, France.
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http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4761285
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Dictyogenus jurassicum
Reding, Launay, Le Doaré, Ruffoni & Vinçon
,
sp. n.
http://lsid.speciesfile.org/urn:lsid:
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TaxonName:506375 (
Figs. 1–25
)
Dictyogenus (Besdolus) ventralis
–
Verneaux, J. (1973). Annales scientifiques de l’Université de Besançon, Zoologie, Physiologie et Biologie Animale, 3ème Série, 9:98.
Dictyogenus fontium
–
Reding, J.-P.G. (1998). Bulletin romand d’entomologie, 16:42.
Dictyogenus alpinum
–
Verneaux
et al.
(2003)
. Hydrobiologia, 490:71.
Dictyogenus fontium
gr sp 5-GV sensu
Gilles Vinçon (early-release DNA sequence on: www.boldsystems.org, unpublished)
Materials examined.
Holotype
male
:
SWITZERLAND
,
Jura Mountains
,
Doubs Valley
,
canton of Jura
,
Karstic spring of Côte au Bouvier
,
near Soubey
,
47° 18.028074'N
,
7° 3.595063'E
,
570m
a.s.l.,
05.05.2009
, leg.
Gilles Vinçon
, deposited in the
MZL
(catalogue number:
GBIFCH00652518
).
Paratypes
:
same locality,
16.06.2009
,
2♂
,
2♀
, leg.
G. Vinçon
, deposited in the
MZL
(catalogue number:
GBIFCH00652530
,
GBIFCH00652524
).
Jura Mountains
,
canton of Jura
,
Karstic spring near river Sorne
,
Blanches-Fontaines
,
47° 17.338724'N
,
7° 13.36608'E
,
585m
a.s.l.,
06.04.2017
, 1L, leg.
J.-P.G. Reding
, deposited in the
MZL
(catalogue number
GBIFCH00652527
).
Figs. 6-7.
Dictyogenus jurassicum
sp. n.
, adult male.
6.
Epiproct and lateral stylet, lateral view. Karstic spring at Charabotte Mill, Ain dpt, France. Photo B. Launay.
7.
Posterior margin of sternite 7 with ventral vesicle, ventral view. Karstic spring at Charabotte Mill, Ain dpt, France. Photo J.-P.G. Reding.
Additional specimens
. We examined many other specimens. These are stored in the collections of Jean-Paul G. Reding (RC), Bertrand Launay (BLC), Natural History Museum of
Hungary
(NHMH), Gilles Vinçon (GVC), Jacques Le Doaré (
JLDC
), Alexandre Ruffoni (
ARC
) and
MZL
.
SWITZERLAND
Jura
Mountains
Chasseron region, Areuse river basin,
canton of Vaud
, Rhine tributaries:
Small spring at Dénériaz coomb,
46° 51.180076'N
,
6° 31.639395'E
,
1135m
,
20.09.1993
, 3L;
31.07.1996
, 1L
;
13.10.1996
, 1L
;
30.08.2000
, 1L
;
10.05.2002
, 1L
;
18.07.2006
, 4L
;
29.06.2010
, 1L (used for molecular studies by A. Reding), 1E;
04.05.2011
,
1L (used for molecular studies by A. Reding);
18.05.2011
, 1L
;
04.07.2011
, 1L
;
13.12.2013
, 1L
;
27.08.2014
, 1L (leg. J.-P.G. Reding; RC).
Dénériaz torrent, Noirvaux,
46° 51.228685'N
,
6° 30.969797'E
,
1000 m
,
31.03.2005
, 6L (leg. J.-P.G. Reding; RC);
13.08.2017
, 1L, (leg. J. Le Doaré;
JLDC
).
Small spring, Poëta Raisse gorges,
46° 52.910488'N
,
6° 36.307303'E
,
1131m
,
18.07.1997
, 1E;
03.08.2011
, 2L;
23.06.2012
, 2L (leg. J.-P.G. Reding; RC). Orbe River Basin,
canton of Vaud
, Rhine tributaries:
Karstic spring Les Fontannets, La Mothe,
46° 49.165452'N
,
6° 33.889242'E
,
548m
,
09.05.2014
, 1L (leg. J.-P.G. Reding;
MZL
under catalogue number GBIFCH00284213, used for molecular studies by SwissBOL). Doubs Valley,
canton of Jura
, Rhône tributaries:
Karstic spring of Côte au Bouvier, near Soubey,
47° 18.028074'N
,
7° 3.595063'E
,
570m
,
26.05.1997
,
1♂
,
2♀
, 1E;
05.05.2009
,
3♂
;
16.06.2009
,
2♂
,
10♀
, 2E;
20.06.2012
,
4♀
, 4E (leg. G. Vinçon; GVC);
12.06.2007
,
3♂
, 1E;
24.06.2007
,
1♂
, 1E (leg.
R
. Rupprecht; GVC);
29.05.2010
, 5L (used for molecular studies by A. Reding);
14.07.2010
, 1L (leg. A. Reding; RC);
20.09.2010
, 11L;
23.09.2014
, 2L (leg. J.-P.G. Reding; RC).
Canton of Jura
, Rhine tributaries:
Fig. 8.
Dictyogenus jurassicum
sp. n.
, adult male, venation of forewing (annotations by Dr. Olivier Béthoux). Karstic spring at Charabotte Mill, Ain dpt, France. Photo B. Launay.
Fig. 9.
Dictyogenus jurassicum
sp. n.
, female, subgenital plate, ventral view. Spring of River Doubs, Mouthe, Doubs dpt, France. Photo A. Ruffoni.
Karstic spring near river Sorne, Blanches- Fontaines,
47° 17.338724'N
,
7° 13.36608'E
,
585m
,
10.03.2015
, 1L (leg. J.-P.G. Reding;
MZL
under catalogue number GBIFCH00284212, used for molecular studies by SwissBOL);
06.04.2017
, 1L (leg. J.-P.G. Reding; RC).
FRANCE
Jura
Mountains Doubs Department (25) Doubs drainage basin, Rhône tributaries:
Spring of Doubs River, Mouthe,
46° 42.295779'N
,
6° 12.548421'E
,
946m
,
18.04.1991
, 2L;
15.09.1991
, 1E (leg. J. Aubert; GVC);
14.07.1996
,
1♀
, 7E (leg. G. Vinçon; GVC);
13.06.2007
, 1L (used for molecular studies by A. Reding);
10.05.2017
, 1L (leg. J.-P.G. Reding; RC). Loue drainage basin, Rhône tributaries:
Spring of Loue River, Ouhans,
47° 0.645115'N
,
6° 17.97486'E
,
529m
,
10.04.2013
, 1L (leg. J.-P.G. Reding; RC).
Spring of Moulin Miguet, Nouailles Gorges, Ouhans,
47° 1.326046'N
,
6° 17.934465'E
,
456m
,
14.05.2013
, 1L;
01.04.2014
, 5L;
14.04.2015
, 2L (leg. J.-P.G. Reding; RC). Ain (01) and
Jura
(39) Departments, Ain drainage basin, Rhône tributaries:
Karstic spring near Albarine river, Charabotte Mill (01),
45° 57.308924'N
,
5° 33.286347'E
,
476m
,
09.06.2013
,
2♂
,
3♀
(leg B. Launay;
JLDC
);
15.06.2013
,
3♀
;
16.02.2014
, 2L;
06.05.2014
,
1♂
,
3♀
, 1E (leg. B. Launay; RC);
13.05.
2015
, 4m, 1L, 2E (leg. B. Launay; BLC; used for molecular studies by IRSTEA, numbers B116 and B117).
Fig. 10.
Dictyogenus jurassicum
sp. n.
, larva. Spring of River Doubs, Mouthe, Doubs dpt, France. Photo A. Ruffoni.
Valouse river near Cornod (39), bridge over road D 202,
46° 18.536086'N
,
5° 32.227764'E
,
310m
,
12.09.2007
, 1L (leg. J. Le Doaré;
JLDC
).
Spring of Flumen river, near Les Moulins, Septmoncel (39),
46° 21.204252'N
,
5° 54.395038'E
,
800m
,
24.07.2007
, 9L;
28.04.2011
, 1L (leg. J. Le Doaré;
JLDC
).
Spring of Ravin de la Gaillarde, Tenay (01),
45° 56,078220'N
,
5° 32,239020'E
,
651m
,
13.04.2018
, 1L (leg. B. Launay; BLC). Ain Department (01), Valserine drainage basin, Rhône tributaries:
Karstic spring at Creux-Godet,
46° 16.114284'N
,
5° 54.894414'E
,
879m
,
13.04.1991
, 1L (leg. J. Aubert; GVC);
17.03.2014
, 2L;
30.05.2014
, 1E (leg. B. Launay; BLC);
25.08.2014
, 8L (leg. J. Le Doaré;
JLDC
).
Brion waterfall, near Chézery-Forens,
46° 15.311212'N
,
5° 54.032052'E
,
810m
,
03.02.2014
, 3L;
14.02.2014
, 3L;
17.03.2014
, 24L (leg. B. Launay; BLC; 2L in RC);
04.05.2014
, 3L;
30.05.2014
,
2♂
, 2E;
19.07.2014
,
1♀
, 1E;
22.12.2014
, 2L;
11.04.2015
, 1L;
22.05.2015
, 2L;
13.06.2015
,
2♂
,
1♀
, 1E;
08.06.2016
,
1♀
(leg. B. Launay; BLC);
27.01.2015
, 3L (leg. J.-P.G. Reding; RC).
Karstic spring near Perissode farm,
46° 22.128147'N
,
6° 0.361369'E
,
1030m
,
05.05.2014
, 1L;
20.07.2014
,
2♀
;
25.08.2014
, 11L (leg. J. Le Doaré;
JLDC
);
26.04.2015
, 1L;
01.08.2015
, 4L 1E (leg. B. Launay; BLC).
Forens river tributary, Chézery-Forens,
46° 13.389054'N
,
5° 51.127375'E
,
700m
,
03.02.2014
, 1L;
14.02.2014
, 2L;
30.05.2014
,
1♂
,
1♀
, 1E;
13.06.2015
, 1E (leg. B. Launay; BLC).
Septfontaine river at Mijoux,
46° 19.277761'N
,
5° 57.467904'E
,
950m
,
03.07.2015
, 1L;
01.08.2015
,
1♂
,
1♀
;
05.09.2015
, 3L;
02.04.2016
, 1L (leg. B. Launay; BLC).
Diagnosis.
General color dark brown with tawny and yellow spots (
Figs. 1
,
2
). Males and females macropterous (
Figs. 1
,
8
). Apex of the frontal sclerite of the epiproct of adult males slightly bent downwards, in lateral view (
Figs. 5
,
6
). Female subgenital plate covering half of the ninth sternum and exhibiting a deep median arch-shaped notch (
Fig. 9
). Body length of males
14–18 mm
; females
15–23 mm
. Anterior wings of males 15.9–17.6 mm; females 10–20.7 mm. Posterior
Figs. 11-19.
Dictyogenus jurassicum
sp. n.
, larva. Karstic spring of Côte au Bouvier, near Soubey, canton of Jura, Switzerland. All images credited to J.-P.G. Reding.
11.
Head and pronotum, dorsal view.
12.
Lacinia.
13.
Pronotum, dorso-lateral view.
14.
Mesonotum and metanotum, dorso-lateral view.
15.
Abdominal tergites, lateral view.
16.
Medio-dorsal row of setae on base of cerci, lateral view.
17.
Paragenital lobes, ventral view.
18.
Tergites 5, 6 and 7, dorsal view.
19.
Separation of tergites and sternites, lateral view.
Figs. 20-25.
Dictyogenus jurassicum
sp. n.
, egg characteristics.
20.
Egg, lateral view. Karstic spring of Côte au Bouvier, near Soubey, canton of Jura, Switzerland.
21.
Egg, lateral view. Karstic spring of Côte au Bouvier, near Soubey, canton of Jura, Switzerland.
22.
Egg, lateral view, with ridge and micropyles visible. Karstic spring of Côte au Bouvier, near Soubey, canton of Jura, Switzerland.
23.
Detail of egg chorion and micropyles. Karstic spring of Côte au Bouvier, near Soubey, canton of Jura, Switzerland.
24.
Egg, collar. Karstic spring of Côte au Bouvier, near Soubey, canton of Jura, Switzerland.
25.
Egg, collar and anchor. Karstic spring of Côte au Bouvier, near Soubey, canton of Jura, Switzerland.
wings of males 13.2–15.5 mm; females 13.9–20.5 mm.
Adults (
Figs. 1–9
).
Head mostly brown, with two large lateral yellow circular spots on both sides of the clypeus and a wide, symmetric, yellow patch on the M-line, above the anterior ocellus (
Fig. 2
). Between the lateral ocelli, a large, tawny area delimitated posteriorly by the epicranial suture. Area between the lateral ocelli and the compound eyes pale yellow (
Fig. 2
). Pronotum dark brown (
Fig. 2
). Anterior and posterior angles of pronotum almost rectangular (
Fig. 2
). Presence of a yellow median band extending from the anterior margin of the pronotum to its posterior margin, widened in its middle section and gradually narrowing toward the posterior margin of pronotum (
Fig. 2
). A tawny area on each side of the pronotum, with dark, sculpted rugosities (
Fig. 2
). Abdominal sterna pale brown, with symmetrical, hyphen-like patches. Proximal part of tibiae with a dark band. Antennae and cerci blackish to dark brown (
Figs. 1
,
4
). Wing venation as typical for the genus (
Ris 1896: 308
,
Fig. 3
). Forewing (
Fig. 8
) and hindwing (cf.
Fig. 31
) with the two cross-veins “ra- rp” and “rp- ma” nearly aligned. Numerous cross- veins forming a reticulated area between RA and RP (
Fig. 8
). Cross-vein “ra- rp” and subcostal area of forewing faintly infuscate (
Fig. 8
).
Male terminalia (
Figs. 3–6
).
Presence of distinctly separated hemiterga (
Figs. 3
,
4
) and an epiproct with a frontal apical sclerite ending in a single long spine and with two shorter dorso-lateral spines (
Figs. 5
,
6
). Epiproct flanked by flat and spatulate lateral stylets (
Figs. 5
,
6
). Tergum 10 divided into hemiterga whose lobes are covered with 20 to 25 pale long setae in which 2 to 9 darker, stronger and longer spines (half of the length of the hemitergal lobes) are embedded (
Fig. 3
). Hemitergal lobes long and slender, bent obliquely upwards (
Fig. 3
) and rearwards (
Fig. 4
). Apex of frontal sclerite of epiproct slightly bent downwards, in lateral view (
Figs. 5
and
6
). Lateral stylets large and clubshaped, widening near apex, in lateral view (
Figs. 5
and
6
). Abdominal sternum 7 composed of multiple plates (
Fig. 7
).
Females (
Fig. 9
).
Females of
Dictyogenus
not formally identifiable to species level, except those of
D. alpinum
, whose subgenital plate covers the majority of the sternum 9 (
Figs. 60, 61
). Female subgenital plate of
D. jurassicum
sp. n.
covering half of the ninth sternum and exhibiting a deep median arch-shaped notch (
Fig. 9
).
Fig. 26.
Dictyogenus jurassicum
sp. n.
, biotope. Karstic spring of River Doubs, Mouthe, Doubs dpt, France. Photo: J.-P. G. Reding.
Fig. 27.
Dictyogenus muranyii
sp. n.
, adult female habitus. Karstic spring of Bruyant, Isère dpt, France. Photo G. Vinçon.
Mature larvae (
Figs. 10–19
).
Larvae <
8 mm
not identifiable to species-level. Immature larvae are characterized by a very dense setation on abdominal segments, legs, paragenital plates as well as cerci and live in interstitial habitats composed of loose sandy gravels. Mature larvae, on the contrary, are petricolous and this habitat shift also coincides with important chaetotactic changes, notably the reduction of length and number of setae on abdominal segments, paragenital plates and cerci.
Length of mature larvae, measured from head to end of abdomen:
9–19 mm
. First two abdominal segments with abdominal terga and sterna clearly separated by a small membranous area (
Fig. 19
). Interocellar area with a narrow yellow patch not reaching lateral ocelli (
Figs. 10
,
11
). Lateral ocelli without circum-ocellar yellow patch (
Figs. 10
,
11
). A narrow elongated yellow patch above each lateral ocellus (
Figs. 10
,
11
). M-line indistinct (
Figs. 10
,
11
). Occipital fold and lower rim of the eyes with a conspicuous row of spines (
Fig. 11
; cf. also
Fig. 66
). Lacinia with apical and subapical tooth; marginal setae of the lacinia in a single long row (
Fig. 12
). Lacinia, below subapical tooth, with a shoulder-like angle (
Fig. 12
; cf. also
Fig. 64
). Shape of pronotum ovoid (
Fig. 11
). Medio-dorsal setae on pronotum short and scattered, arranged as several, loosely demarcated rows (
Fig. 13
). Medio-dorsal row of setae long and continuous on mesonotum and metanotum (
Fig. 14
). Medio-dorsal row of setae on abdominal terga short and sparse (
Fig. 15
). Posterior margins of median abdominal terga with setae of unequal lengths (
Fig. 18
). Tip of paragenital plates blunt, in ventral view (
Fig. 17
). Paragenital plates, in ventral view, with at most two unpaired spines at or near apex; generally, there is only 1 spine on one of the paragenital plates while the other is devoid of spines (
Fig. 17
). Numerous empty spine insertion points on the paragenital plates, in ventral view (
Fig. 17
). Mediodorsal row of swimming-hairs of caudal setae sparse, with interruptions, and as long as or not much longer than the diameter of the cerci (
Fig. 16
). General aspect as in
Fig. 10
.
Egg characteristics (
Figs. 20–25
).
General shape oblong, cross-section trilateral, smoothed (
Figs. 20–22
). Posterior pole of egg regularly rounded; ridges only slightly protruding (
Figs. 20–22
). Chorionic surface with granulose follicle cell impressions (
Fig. 23
). Collar short, flared apically with few ridges of different length (fig. 24). Anchor flat (
Fig. 25
). Micropyles protruding and arranged singularly near posterior ⅓ of egg (
Fig. 23
). Eclosion line absent.
Fig. 28.
Dictyogenus muranyii
sp. n.
, male, head and pronotum. Karstic spring of Bruyant, Isère dpt, France. Photo B. Launay.
Comparison to Congeners.
Adults.
In the adult male of
Dictyogenus jurassicum
sp. n.
, the hemitergal lobes are strongly bent upwards (
Fig. 3
) and rearwards (
Fig. 4
), whereas the hemitergal lobes of
D. alpinum
are only slightly bent upwards, pointing almost horizontally toward each other (
Fig. 56
). In the adult males of
Dictyogenus jurassicum
sp. n.
(and also those of
D. muranyii
sp. n.
and the specimens belonging to the
D. fontium
species complex), there is a wide, Vshaped membranous area between the hemitergal lobe and the inner anterior corner of the hemiterga (
Figs. 3
,
29
,
32
,
81
). In the adult males of
Dictyogenus alpinum
, on the contrary, the area between the hemitergal lobe and the inner anterior corner of the hemiterga is globulous and sclerotized (
Fig. 56
). In
Dictyogenus jurassicum
sp. n.
, the lateral stylets are enlarged apically (
Fig. 5
), whereas they are getting progressively thinner toward the apex in
D. alpinum
(
Fig. 57
). In the female of
Dictyogenus jurassicum
sp. n.
, the subgenital plate (
Fig. 9
) covers at most the upper half of abdominal sternum 9, as is also the case for specimens of the
D. fontium
species complex (
Figs. 83
,
84
), whereas the subgenital plate of
D. alpinum
covers ¾ of the sternum 9 (
Figs. 60, 61
). Adult females of
Dictyogenus jurassicum
sp. n.
hence have more affinities with those of the
D. fontium
species complex than with those of
D. alpinum
, whereas adult males of
Dictyogenus jurassicum
sp. n.
are closer to those of
D. alpinum
than to those of the
D. fontium
species complex, from which they differ by the much stronger curvature of the apex of the frontal epiproct sclerite in lateral view (
Figs. 5
,
6
,
57
compared to
Fig. 80
).
Mature larvae.
Dictyogenus jurassicum
sp. n.
differs from
D. fontium
by the presence of medio-dorsal setae on the pronotum (
Fig. 13
compared to
Fig. 86
). Medio-dorsal setae on pronotum of
Dictyogenus jurassicum
sp. n.
are short and scattered, arranged as two loosely demarcated rows (
Fig. 13
), whereas they are longer, but uncompacted, in
D. muranyii
sp. n.
(
Figs. 40, 41
), and dense and long in
D. alpinum
(
Fig. 71
).
Distribution and ecology.
Dictyogenus jurassicum
sp. n.
is the only species of
Dictyogenus
present in the Jura Mountains of
France
and
Switzerland
(
Fig. 92
) and is distributed over all its different drainage basins. The occurrence of
Dictyogenus jurassicum
sp. n.
is, however, restricted to karstic springs (some of them intermittent) and the initial section of their outflows in the
Jura
Mountains of
France
and
Switzerland
(
Fig. 26
). The flight period of
D. jurassicum
sp. n.
extends from spring to early summer. Adults of both sexes emerge from the middle of April until the beginning of July. The life cycle is unknown. Our observations in the field are compatible with a semivoltine cycle, since immature larvae (
3-4 mm
) were generally found together with pre-emergent larvae in spring, at the end of the emergence period of adults. Half-grown larvae (
6-8 mm
) are present in autumn and in winter. Thus, larval growth of
Dictyogenus jurassicum
sp. n.
extends over a period of at least two years. A possible egg diapause, as documented for a population of
Dictyogenus fontium
by
Zwick & Zwick 2010
, would extend its life cycle to three years.
Figs. 29-30.
Dictyogenus muranyii
sp. n.
, male terminalia.
29.
Hemitergal lobes, dorsal view. Karstic spring of Bruyant, Isère dpt, France. Photo B. Launay.
30.
Hemitergal lobes, lateral view. Karstic spring of Bruyant, Isère dpt, France. Photo B. Launay.
Etymology of
Dictyogenus jurassicum
sp. n.
The new species is named after the region where it was collected, the Jura Mountains of
France
and
Switzerland
.