Review of Centroptella Braasch & Soldán 1980 (Ephemeroptera, Baetidae)
Author
Kluge, Nikita J.
text
Zootaxa
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3. Subgenus
Chopralla
Waltz & McCafferty 1987
(
Figs 1
,
429–686
)
Genus
Chopralla
Waltz & McCafferty 1987a: 182
.
Subgenus
Chopralla
of genus
Bungona
:
Salles, Gattolliat & Sartori 2016: 104
.
Synonym of
Centroptella
:
Kluge, Godunko & Svitok 2020: 88
.
Type
species:
Centroptella ceylonensis
Müller-Liebenau 1983
.
Diagnosis
(see
Centroptella
s. l
: Classification and
Table 2
).
(1)
In larva, posterior arm of U-shaped row of long setae on fore- and middle tibiae more transverse than longitudinal and crosses tibia [on hind leg longitudinal—see
Centroptella
s. l.
(2)] (
Figs 560–562
,
662–666
). The same in
Crassolus
, in contrast to
Centroptella
s. str.
(2)
Larval claw usually with 2 rows of denticles (
Figs 548–548
). The same in
Crassolus
, in contrast to
Centroptella
s. str.
(3)
In larva, at least abdominal terga I–IV without denticles on posterior margins; in various species denticles are present beginning either from tergum V (in
C. colorata
,
C. papuanica
sp. n.
,
C. ghatensis
sp. n.
and
C. kangi
sp. n.
), or from tergum VIII (in
C. bintang
), or from tergum IX (in
C. ceylonensis
,
C. pusilla
and
C. rufostriata
sp. n.
).
(4)
In larva, abdominal sternum VII without regular rows of bifurcate setae (j), so that such rows occur on sterna IV–V only (in contrast to
Centroptella
s. str.
and
Crassolus
, which have regular rows on sterna IV–VI).
(5)
In last larval instar, developing subimaginal gonostyli folded under larval cuticle in the «
Nigrobaetis
-
type
» pose, i.e. with 3rd segments directed caudally (
Figs 469
,
529
,
571
,
609
,
627
,
654
). The same in many other Baetovectata, but in contrast to
Centroptella
s. str.
and
Crassolus
, whose gonostyli are folded in the peculiar «
Crassolus
-
type
» pose.
(6)
Gonovectes without halberd-like widenings apically (
Figs 465–468
,
527
,
572
) (in contrast to
Crassolus
).
(7)
Sterno-styligeral muscle is retained (in contrast to
Crassolus
), being rather weak and often divided into pair of convergent muscles (
Figs 465–466
,
527
,
572
) (the same in
Centroptella
s. str.
).
Other characters.
In larva, anterior margin of mesonotum is sharply curved (
Figs 431
,
499
,
434
,
599
,
633
), in contrast to straight or shallowly curved in
Crassolus
and
Centroptella
s. str.
(
Figs 24–25
,
77
,
104
,
128
,
185
,
274
,
338–340
).
Bifurcate setae on metasternum (i) (see
Centroptella
s. l.
) form a pair of regular rows (
Fig. 517
) (in contrast to
Centroptella
s. str.
and
Crassolus
, whose bifurcate setae of metasternum are arranged less regularly).
Both male and female imagines have characteristic coloration: thorax contrastingly darker (ochre with reddishbrown) in dorsal half and lighter (pale ochre) in ventral half; abdomen of female has the same coloration (
Figs 531
,
577
,
519
); abdomen of male has either the same coloration (
Figs 451
,
520
), or has no reddish coloration on most of terga (
Fig. 566
). This coloration differs from
Crassolus
and
Centroptella
s. str.
, whose thorax has brown cuticular coloration both on dorsal and on ventral sides at least in males (
Figs 49
,
93
,
143
,
159–160
,
298
,
379
).
Distribution.
The Oriental Region.
Composition
.
Centroptella
(
Chopralla
)
ceylonensis
(=
C. similis
syn. n.
),
C.
(
Chopralla
)
ghatensis
sp. n.
,
C.
(
Chopralla
)
rufostriata
sp. n.
,
C.
(
Chopralla
)
papuanica
sp. n.
,
C.
(
Chopralla
)
pusilla
,
C.
(
Chopralla
)
kangi
sp. n.
,
C.
(
Chopralla
)
colorata
(=
C. fusina
syn. n.
),
C.
(
Chopralla
)
bintang
.