Description of Electrogena sartorii sp. nov., a new representative of the genus Electrogena Zurwerra & Tomka, 1985 (Ephemeroptera: Heptageniidae), from Iran using molecular and morphological data
Author
Moazzen, Mina
0000-0003-2804-9036
Department of biology, Faculty of science, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar, Iran & moazen. mina 70 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 2804 - 9036
moazen.mina70@gmail.com
Author
Keikhosravi, Alireza
0000-0003-2165-9712
Department of biology, Faculty of science, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar, Iran & A. keikhosravi @ hsu. ac. ir; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 2165 - 9712
.keikhosravi@hsu.ac.ir
Author
Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar
0000-0002-9639-2058
Department of biology, Faculty of science, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar, Iran & e. rastegar @ hsu. ac; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 9639 - 2058
e.rastegar@hsu.ac
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Zootaxa
2021
2021-08-27
5026
4
555
566
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.5026.4.6
1175-5326
5300808
628F085E-73BA-4A88-A3BA-1EC0FE04E579
Electrogena gibedede
Godunko &
Sroka, 2012
This species was first described from Western Caucasus Mts.,
Russian Federation
(
Sroka & Godunko 2012
). We have found the species in
Mazandaran Province
, and it is the first record for
Iran
.
Examined material:
10 larvae
from
Mazandaran Province
,
Abbasabad
,
Behshahr county
(
N36°39’42”
;
E53°35’49”
),
22.iv.2018
,
Keikhosravi, A.
leg.
Electrogena gibedede
can be distinguished from other species by using the following characters: (i) shape of gill I with subparallel margins for most of the gill length (
Fig. 4a
); (ii) shape of gill VII, gradually narrowing towards apex (
Fig. 4b
); (iii) joint between pronotum and mesonotum smooth, without abrupt step (
Fig. 4c
); (iv) unique shape of bristles on upper surface of fore femora, widened towards the apex and rounded (
Fig. 4d
); (v) presence of two teeth on the tarsal claws; (vi) shape of paraglossae, rounded laterally (
Fig. 4e
); (vii) setation of superlinguae with long hairs on the tips.