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Author
Judson, Sarah W.
Author
Nelson, C. Riley
text
Zootaxa
2012
2012-11-06
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Pictetiella asiactica
Zwick & Levanidova, 1971
SYNONYMY
Pictetiella asiatica
Zwick & Levanidova, 1971
TYPE
LOCALITY:
Russia
:
Kamchatka
.
DIAGNOSIS:
Adult coloration golden brown in preservation, with distinct pale markings on the clypeus, in the interocellar region, and along a pronotal median stripe (
Fig. 283
). The tenth tergum of the male is divided (
Fig. 284
), but lacks the distinct hemitergal processes found in
Arcynopteryx
(
Fig. 248
) and
Skwala
(
Fig. 292
). Rather, the hemitergal processes are flat and broad, primarily demarcated by a spinulose patch (
Fig. 284
). The male paraprocts and epiproct are nearly inconspicuous externally (
Fig. 284
), though the narrow, straight epiproct often protrudes and points posteriorly. Females have a large, broadly rounded plate that is incised basally and expanded posteriorly as two large lobes with a shallow notch. The plate extends completely over sternum 9, whereas all other
Perlodinae
have much shorter plates (
Fig. 293
) though some
Isoperlinae
have long, more triangular plates (
Fig. 329
,
353
). Nymph head coloration generally dark but with a pale diamond in the interocellar region(
Fig. 286
), similar to
Filchneria mongolica
. The ventral side of nymph head has long submental gills (
Fig. 244
).
DISTRIBUTION—Global:
East Palearctic—
Regional:
AOB^—
Aimag:
KhG^.
DISCUSSION:
This species is a new record for
Mongolia
which seems to be restricted to the
Khovsgol
lake region. Since there is only one documented occurrence, we were unable to generate a map of the predicted range.