Heptageniidae (Insecta, Ephemeroptera) of Thailand
Author
Boonsoong, Boonsatien
Author
Braasch, Dietrich
text
ZooKeys
2013
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.272.3638
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.272.3638
1313-2970-272-61
Afronurus cervina Braasch &
Soldan
, 1984
Cinygmina cervina
Braasch &
Soldan
, 1984: 196-197, 199, Figs 17-31. (orig.)
Afronurus cervina
Braasch &
Soldan
, 1984 (comb.)
Larva.
Braasch and
Soldan
1984a
: 196-197, 199, Figs 17-31, Vietnam; no record in Thailand.
Adult.
Braasch and
Soldan
1984a
: Vietnam; 196-197, 199, M, Figs 14-16;
Braasch 1990
: 8, Fs & Ms, Thailand.
Eggs.
Unknown.
Distribution.
Ban Nam Tok (Chiang Rai province).
Diagnosis.
Braasch (1990)
reported this species based on male, female and subimago male and female specimens, and the head of a presumed larva of
Afronurus cervina
without markings; gill 1 somewhat upturned, narrowly banana-shaped (Figs 17-18, Braasch and
Soldan
1984).
Habitat and biology.
This species is found to be an inhabitant of fast flowing rivers in Vietnam.
Remarks.
The larva and adults of
Afronurus cervina
were described by
Braasch and
Soldan
(1984a)
. Only adults of
Afronurus cervina
found in Thailand. But, the larva of this species is not found in Thai streams.