Integrative taxonomy of Thalerosphyrus Eatonı 1881 (Ephemeropteraı Heptageniidae) in Thailand
Author
Sutthacharoenthad, Waranid
Author
Sartori, Michel
Author
Boonsoong, Boonsatien
text
Journal of Natural History
2019
2019-09-11
53
23
1491
1514
journal article
24020
10.1080/00222933.2019.1657513
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Thalerosphyrus thailandensis
sp. nov.
(
Figures 4
(a–c), 5(a–c), 6(d), 7(d), 8(b), 10(d), 11(d), 12(a–f))
Materials examined
HOLOTYPE
:
mature nymph
on slide,
Soi Sawan waterfall
,
Ubon Ratchathani Prov.
,
15.459933°N
,
105.578350°E
, alt.
267 m
,
3-II-2017
,
B. Boonsoong
leg. (
ZMKU
).
PARATYPES
: 1 nymph on slide and 3 nymph in ethanol same data as holotype (
ZMKU
);
1 nymph
in ethanol same data as
holotype
(
MZL
);
1 larva
(on slide),
Sarika
,
Nakhon Nayok Prov
.,
14.296194°N
,
101.269583°E
, alt.
20 m
,
23-I-2016
, B.
Boonsoong
leg. (
ZMKU
).
Head.
Labrum expanded laterally, ca. 3.8 times larger than long, with round apexes; dorsal surface and anterior margin covered with long thin setae (
Figure 12
(a)). Maxilla with long, simple setae on inner margin of galea-lacinia and with fimbriate setae scattered on ventral surface. Basal segment of maxillary palp with rows of thin and simple setae on inner and outer margins; apical segment pointed, with rows of simple setae on outer margin. Crown of the galea-lacinia of the maxillae with ca 16 combshaped setae (
Figure12
(b)). Mandibles strongly bent in their distal part; lateral margins with several rows of long and thin setae; left mandible with outer incisor serrate on inner margin, composed of ca. 6 teeth; inner incisor bifid, bearing two seta-like; with 6 fimbriate setae below the inner incisor (
Figure 12
(c)). Right mandible with outer incisor serrate on inner margin, composed of ca. 8 teeth; inner incisor trifid; 9 fimbriate setae below incisors (
Figure 12
(d)). Hypopharynx with robust lingua bearing a tuft of small setae, superlinguae densely covered with long and thin setae replaces before the apex by small setae up to near the lower part of superlinguae (
Figure12
(e)). Labium with glossae rhomboid, almost straight on their inner and outer margins near the apex (
Figure 12
(f)).
Figure 4.
Thalerosphyrus thailandensis
sp. nov.
male larva. (a) Habitus in dorsal view. (b) Habitus in ventral view. (c) Detail of abdominal segments VI–IX in ventral view.
Thorax.
Pronotum weakly expanded, not wider than the head and basally not fused to the mesonotum (
Figures 4
(a–b) & (5a–b)). Fore femora with submarginal row(s) of stout bristles on the inner and outer margins. Hind femora with submarginal row of pointed bristles on the inner and outer margins and subparallel or slightly convergent margin, apex rounded (
Figure 7
(d)). Hind tibia with one row of thin setae in marginal position (
Figure 8
(b)) and a row of 10–12 pointed bristles in the marginal or submarginal positions. Tarsal claw with 3 teeth (
Figure 9
(d)).
Abdomen.
Posterolateral expansions not developed on segment I and II, weakly developed on segment III–IV, moderately developed on segment V and reaching their maximum size on segment VIII (
Figures 4
(c) & 5(c)). Gill I with asymmetrical elongated and rounded plate, 2 times longer than wide. Gill II–VI strongly asymmetrical, wider than long (
Figure 10
(d)). Gill VII oval and almost symmetrical. Posterior margin of tergites with irregularly pointed teeth and a few microdenticle rows (
Figure 11
(d)). Cerci brownish red with medium brown bands increasing in size towards the apex. Paracercus whitish in the proximal part, with a dark brown band every 2–3 segments.
Etymology
The epithet is derived from the name of
Thailand
, referring to the
type
locality.