Indonesian species of Dilatognathus Kluge 2012 (Ephemeroptera, Leptophlebiidae, Choroterpes s. l.) and species-specific sexual dimorphism in development of maxilla
Author
Kluge, Nikita J.
text
Zootaxa
2014
3786
1
journal volume
46025
10.11646/zootaxa.3786.1.2
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1175-5326
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Choroterpes
(
Dilatognathus
)
nigella
(Kang & Yang 1994)
=
Choroterpides nigella
Kang & Yang 1994
= Dilatognathus/g(1) sp.3: Kluge 2012
Material.
THAILAND
: province Mae Hong Son, river Namlang near Lot Cave,
12.I.1998
, coll. V. Ivanov:
17 larvae
; province Muang Pai, river Pai,
11.I.1998
, coll. V. Ivanov:
7 larvae
; SW Chiang Mai, Doi-Ithanon, river Klang,
17.I.1998
, coll. Grigorenko: 1 larva; national park Kaeng Krachan, river Pchetchabun,
26.II.2006
, coll. M. Chertoprud:
4 larvae
.
CHINA
, HAINAN, Miao-Li,
19.XII.1957
, coll. N. Andrianova:
2 larvae
(one of them with developing cuticle of next instar).
Additional characteristics.
Larva.
Described by Kang & Yang (1994). Differs from all other species of
Dilatognathus
by shape of labrum, whose median incision is deep, semicircular and bordered by sharp semicircular impression on dorsal surface (Kang & Yang 1994: Fig. 3A). Structure of maxillary apex in penultimolarva is the same as in ultimolarva: with long tusk bearing 3 vestiges of ventral pectinate setae, without ventro-apical flange and without dentiseta.
Imago.
Unknown.
Egg.
Described by Kang & Yang (1994).
Dimension.
Length of ultimolarva
6–10 mm
.
Distribution
. Indochina Peninsula (
Thailand
), Hainan and
Taiwan
Islands.
Discussion.
Kang & Yang (1994) described
Choroterpides nigella
based on larvae and eggs. They did not compare
Ch. nigella
with
Ch. minor
. As characters distinguishing
Ch. nigella
from
Ch. major
, only two ones are named: (1) transversal curved row of long setae on labrum and (2) tooth-like maxillary tusk with three comb-like setae at its base. Actually, both characters are present in all
Dilatognathus
, including
Ch
. (
D
.)
major
(Ulmer 1939: Figs 262, 265).