A new species of Neoephemera McDunnough, 1925 (Ephemeroptera: Neoephemeridae) from North Carolina and Virginia
Author
Holland, Victor B.
Author
Beaty, Steven R.
Author
Jacobus, Luke M.
text
Zootaxa
2016
4138
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journal article
38561
10.11646/zootaxa.4138.1.6
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Key to imagos of North American
Neoephemera
species
(modified from
Bae & McCafferty, 1998
)
1 Forewing longitudinal veins purplish black. Body length>
13 mm
......................................
N. purpurea
- Forewing longitudinal veins pale. Body length
7–10.5 mm
..................................................... 2
2(1) Caudal filaments annulated on alternating segments.......................................................... 3
- Caudal filaments not annulated...........................................................................4
3(2) Male dorsal maculations as in
Fig. 18
; male foretibia at least 2× as long as mid- and hind- tibia and all female leg lengths sub- equal (
Figs 23–25
); legs white with apical banding on femora faint or absent; obovate anteronotal protuberance on the meso- thorax (
Fig. 29
).................................................................................
N. eatoni
- Male dorsal maculations as in
Fig. 19
; male fore tibia <2× the length of mid and hind tibia (
Figs 26–28
); females with hind legs longer than mid legs; legs smoky with distinct purplish black apical banding on femora; anteronotal protuberance a curvilinear triangle (
Fig. 30
)..........................................................................
N. youngi
4(2) Forefemora colored with purplish grey markings. Tarsi annulated......................................
N. compressa
- Forefemora pale. Tarsal annulation absent............................................................
N. bicolor