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Body length: 13.0 mm; fore wings:
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; cerci 50.0 mm. Head yellow, area between lateral ocelli and covers of head dark brown (
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). Scape and pedicel of antennae light brown, flagellum pale. Eyes pale pinkish violet. Basal half of lateral ocelli dark brown, apical half pinkish white; median ocellus pinkish white, apical half white. Thorax: pale yellow, edges brownish yellow; dark brown fuscous stripes on thoracic pleurae; venter pale; mesothoracic sternum pale yellow with lateral reddish brown sub circular maculae. Legs: yellow with dark brown patches; femora brownish yellow with a proximal suboval dark brown macula, a median, transverse, wide dark brown, band and distal edge washed with reddish brown tibiae yellowish brown washed with reddish brown distally; tarsi dark brown except at base, claws yellowish brown. Wings (
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): membrane of fore and hind wings hyaline, except base of fore wings reddish brown; longitudinal veins and cross veins of fore and hind wings reddish brown, all cross veins between costa and radial sector of fore wings surrounded with narrow, reddish brown clouds, apical of costal and subcostal area of fore wings washed with dark brown; apical of costal area of fore wings with about 15 cross veins. Abdomen (
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): terga IIX brownish yellow, tergum X yellowish brown washed with dark brown except sub medially, terga IIIIX with median dark brown longitudinal bar tapering posteriorly, terga IIX with dark brown lateral maculae as in
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and terga IIVIII with light brown sub median, longitudinal broad band as in
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; posterior margin of all terga with a narrow, dark brown band; sterna IIX with sub median dark brown longitudinal bar, sterna IVI with sub median paired dark brown dots, sternum X with two sub median, circular, dark brown dots. Genitalia (
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): pale brown; sub circular reddish brown macula on each forceps base ventrally; forceps washed with brown, pale apically; penis dark brown. The penes are not lobed apically, have no lateral spine like processes and have no short spines ventrally below the apical margin (
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). Caudal filaments yellowish brown, annulations at articulations darker.
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Body length: 14.0 mm; fore wings, 15.0 mm; cerci, 25.0 mm. Head pale yellow, area between lateral ocelli and covers of head dark brown. Scape and pedicel of antennae light brown, flagellum pale. Eyes pinkish white. Basal half of lateral ocelli dark brown, apical half white; median ocellus pinkish white in basal half, apical half white. Thorax: brownish yellow; sub median light brown longitudinal band on meso and metathorax; dark brown; fuscous stripes on thoracic pleurae; venter pale as in male imago. Legs: colouration as in male imago, except tarsi yellowish brown. Wings: structure and colouration as in male imago. Abdomen (
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): terga IVII and X pinkish brown, terga VIIIIX pale pinkish brown; terga IIX with median reddish brown longitudinal bar tapering posteriorly, terga IX with reddish brown lateral maculae as in
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and terga IVII with light reddish brown, sub median, longitudinal broad band, posterior margin of all terga with a narrow, reddish brown band. Sterna IX yellowish brown, sterna IIX with sub median reddish brown longitudinal bar, sterna IIX with sub median paired reddish brown dots, dots median to the bars. Caudal filaments yellowish brown, annulations at articulations reddish brown.
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Imagos of
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. 15, male imago: 1. Head; 2. Fore wing; 3. Hind wing; 4. Abdominal terga; 5. Genitalia (ventral view); 6. Female imago: abdominal terga.
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(in alcohol) Head: dorsum yellowish brown, carinae darker, sutures paler, area in between ocelli dark brown. Scape and pedicel of antennae yellowish brown, flagellum light brown. Eyes whitish grey. Venter of the head pale. Thorax: dorsum yellowish brown, venter pale. Legs: femora yellowish-brown, with a pair of dark brown maculae as in
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; joints of femora and tibiae dark brown; apices of femora produced into an acute spine; tibiae yellowish brown, tarsi brown, claws with three denticles. Abdomen (
<figureCitation id="25DD2A5EFFCFB10E7C13FF31B241158C" box="[787,854,186,209]" captionStart="FIGURES 714" captionStartId="2.[151,269,1388,1411]" captionTargetBox="[205,1390,466,1342]" captionTargetId="figure-428@2.[182,1408,451,1361]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 714. Epeorus petersi and Eperorus gilliesi, larvae. 7. Dorsal view of abdomen of E. petersi; 8. Gill I of E. petersi; 9. Gill VII of E. petersi; 10. Gill I of E. gilliesi (after Braasch 1981); 11. Gill VII of E. gilliesi (after Braasch 1981); 12. Dorsal view of abdomen of E. gilliesi (after Braasch 1981); 13. Leg of E. petersi; 14. Femur of E. gilliesi (after Braasch 1981)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5268906" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5268906/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="393">Fig. 7</figureCitation>
): terga yellowish brown, a pair of sub median bars in segment II-VIII, a pale yellow zone around the bars in tergum VI, tergum IX pale yellow, a pair of sub median spines and a median row of sparse setae on segment IX, terga IIX with dark brown longitudinal bar tapering posteriorly; posterolateral spines on segment IIVII; sterna IIX with sub median dark brown dots, sternum X with two sub median, circular, light brown dots, dots median to the bars. Gills: lamellae pale, with a broad, sclerotized band along the anterior margin, tracheae and filaments smoky pinkish black (
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). Caudal filaments dark brown, annulations at articulations paler.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph id="BD5936DBFFCFB10E7F97FAE7B06E10B6" blockId="2.[151,1436,1388,1515]" pageId="2" pageNumber="393">
<emphasis id="8F92EAC9FFCFB10E7F97FAE7B04610DE" bold="true" box="[151,337,1388,1411]" pageId="2" pageNumber="393">FIGURES 714.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="7AE64D58FFCFB10E7E58FAE7B31510DE" authorityName="Sivaruban, Venkataraman &amp; Sivaramakrishnan" authorityYear="2013" box="[344,514,1388,1411]" class="Insecta" family="Heptageniidae" genus="Epeorus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Ephemeroptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="393" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="petersi">
<emphasis id="8F92EAC9FFCFB10E7E58FAE7B31510DE" box="[344,514,1388,1411]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="393">Epeorus petersi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="8F92EAC9FFCFB10E7D37FAE7B3FE10DE" box="[567,745,1388,1411]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="393">Eperorus gilliesi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, larvae. 7. Dorsal view of abdomen of
<emphasis id="8F92EAC9FFCFB10E7B92FAE7B41510DE" box="[1170,1282,1388,1411]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="393">
<taxonomicName id="7AE64D58FFCFB10E7B92FAE7B5EB10DE" authorityName="Sivaruban, Venkataraman &amp; Sivaramakrishnan" authorityYear="2013" box="[1170,1276,1388,1411]" class="Insecta" family="Heptageniidae" genus="Epeorus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Ephemeroptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="393" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="petersi">E. petersi</taxonomicName>
;
</emphasis>
8. Gill I of
<emphasis id="8F92EAC9FFCFB10E7A85FAE7B1FF10FB" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="393">
<taxonomicName id="7AE64D58FFCFB10E7A85FAE7B1F510FB" authorityName="Sivaruban, Venkataraman &amp; Sivaramakrishnan" authorityYear="2013" class="Insecta" family="Heptageniidae" genus="Epeorus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Ephemeroptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="393" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="petersi">E. petersi</taxonomicName>
;
</emphasis>
9. Gill VII of
<taxonomicName id="7AE64D58FFCFB10E7E8BFA04B0E410FB" authorityName="Sivaruban, Venkataraman &amp; Sivaramakrishnan" authorityYear="2013" box="[395,499,1423,1446]" class="Insecta" family="Heptageniidae" genus="Epeorus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Ephemeroptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="393" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="petersi">
<emphasis id="8F92EAC9FFCFB10E7E8BFA04B0E410FB" box="[395,499,1423,1446]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="393">E. petersi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; 10. Gill I of
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<emphasis id="8F92EAC9FFCFB10E7D8EFA04B3E110FB" box="[654,758,1423,1446]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="393">E. gilliesi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(after
<bibRefCitation id="D9774B2AFFCFB10E7C41FA04B2CF10FB" author="Braasch, D." box="[833,984,1423,1446]" pageId="2" pageNumber="393" pagination="117 - 118" refId="ref2415" refString="Braasch, D. (1981) Epeorus gilliesi new-species from India Ephemeroptera, Heptageniidae). Reichenbachia, 19, 117 - 118." type="journal article" year="1981">Braasch 1981</bibRefCitation>
); 11. Gill VII of
<taxonomicName id="7AE64D58FFCFB10E7B94FA04B5EB10FB" box="[1172,1276,1423,1446]" class="Insecta" family="Heptageniidae" genus="Eperorus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Ephemeroptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="393" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="gilliesi">
<emphasis id="8F92EAC9FFCFB10E7B94FA04B5EB10FB" box="[1172,1276,1423,1446]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="393">E. gilliesi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(after
<bibRefCitation id="D9774B2AFFCFB10E7A46FA04B1C71095" author="Braasch, D." pageId="2" pageNumber="393" pagination="117 - 118" refId="ref2415" refString="Braasch, D. (1981) Epeorus gilliesi new-species from India Ephemeroptera, Heptageniidae). Reichenbachia, 19, 117 - 118." type="journal article" year="1981">Braasch 1981</bibRefCitation>
); 12. Dorsal view of abdomen of
<taxonomicName id="7AE64D58FFCFB10E7D45FA3AB3B91095" box="[581,686,1457,1480]" class="Insecta" family="Heptageniidae" genus="Eperorus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Ephemeroptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="393" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="gilliesi">
<emphasis id="8F92EAC9FFCFB10E7D45FA3AB3B91095" box="[581,686,1457,1480]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="393">E. gilliesi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(after
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); 13. Leg of
<taxonomicName id="7AE64D58FFCFB10E7B23FA3AB59C1095" authorityName="Sivaruban, Venkataraman &amp; Sivaramakrishnan" authorityYear="2013" box="[1059,1163,1457,1480]" class="Insecta" family="Heptageniidae" genus="Epeorus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Ephemeroptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="393" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="petersi">
<emphasis id="8F92EAC9FFCFB10E7B23FA3AB59C1095" box="[1059,1163,1457,1480]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="393">E. petersi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; 14. Femur of
<taxonomicName id="7AE64D58FFCFB10E7A33FA3AB48B1095" box="[1331,1436,1457,1480]" class="Insecta" family="Heptageniidae" genus="Eperorus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Ephemeroptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="393" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="gilliesi">
<emphasis id="8F92EAC9FFCFB10E7A33FA3AB48B1095" box="[1331,1436,1457,1480]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="393">E. gilliesi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(after
<bibRefCitation id="D9774B2AFFCFB10E7FD7FA5FB07A10B6" author="Braasch, D." box="[215,365,1492,1515]" pageId="2" pageNumber="393" pagination="117 - 118" refId="ref2415" refString="Braasch, D. (1981) Epeorus gilliesi new-species from India Ephemeroptera, Heptageniidae). Reichenbachia, 19, 117 - 118." type="journal article" year="1981">Braasch 1981</bibRefCitation>
).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="F5FC6550FFCFB10E7FC7F993B393130D" pageId="2" pageNumber="393" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="BD5936DBFFCFB10E7FC7F993B393130D" blockId="2.[151,1436,1560,2019]" pageId="2" pageNumber="393">
<emphasis id="8F92EAC9FFCFB10E7FC7F993B0501372" box="[199,327,1560,1583]" inLineHeading="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="393" reason="1">
<emphasis id="8F92EAC9FFCFB10E7FC7F993B0571372" bold="true" box="[199,320,1560,1583]" pageId="2" pageNumber="393">Etymology</emphasis>
.
</emphasis>
This species is named in honor of Professor W. L. Peters, for his outstanding contribution to the systematics and phylogeny of
<taxonomicName id="7AE64D58FFCFB10E7EDAF9B2B396130D" box="[474,641,1593,1616]" class="Insecta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Ephemeroptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="393" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="order">Ephemeroptera</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="F5FC6550FFCFB10E7FC7F9D0B5011246" pageId="2" pageNumber="393" type="materials_examined">
<paragraph id="BD5936DBFFCFB10E7FC7F9D0B56013C8" blockId="2.[151,1436,1560,2019]" pageId="2" pageNumber="393">
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<emphasis id="8F92EAC9FFCFB10E7FC7F9D0B038132F" bold="true" box="[199,303,1627,1650]" pageId="2" pageNumber="393">
<typeStatus id="625D8879FFCFB10E7FC7F9D0B038132F" box="[199,303,1627,1650]" pageId="2" pageNumber="393" type="holotype">Holotype</typeStatus>
</emphasis>
(in alcohol):
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imago (
<collectorName id="1013530DFFCFB10E7D68F9D0B3DD132F" box="[616,714,1627,1650]" pageId="2" pageNumber="393">Ref. No.</collectorName>
MSUMNH 11),
<collectingMunicipality id="5D3DACA1FFCFB10E7C8FF9D0B534132F" box="[911,1059,1627,1650]" pageId="2" pageNumber="393">Kumbakkarai</collectingMunicipality>
,
<collectingCounty id="54384E57FFCFB10E7B33F9D0B5DD132F" box="[1075,1226,1627,1650]" pageId="2" pageNumber="393">Theni district</collectingCounty>
,
<collectingRegion id="7F22F839FFCFB10E7BDAF9D0B459132F" box="[1242,1358,1627,1650]" country="India" name="Tamil Nadu" pageId="2" pageNumber="393">Tamilnadu</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingCountry id="C5F1764BFFCFB10E7A5EF9D0B480132F" box="[1374,1431,1627,1650]" name="India" pageId="2" pageNumber="393">India</collectingCountry>
, latitude 11
<emphasis id="8F92EAC9FFCFB10E7E07F9F0B00513C8" box="[263,274,1659,1685]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="393">°</emphasis>
45 11.02, longitude 77
<emphasis id="8F92EAC9FFCFB10E7D12F9F0B30A13C8" box="[530,541,1659,1685]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="393">°</emphasis>
20 49.51,
<date id="C958101BFFCFB10E7D98F9F5B21013C8" box="[664,775,1662,1685]" pageId="2" pageNumber="393" value="2006-10-14">
<collectingDate id="D91CE9F3FFCFB10E7D98F9F5B21013C8" box="[664,775,1662,1685]" pageId="2" pageNumber="393" value="2006-10-14">14/x/2006</collectingDate>
</date>
. Colls.
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.
<collectorName id="1013530DFFCFB10E7C73F9F5B2C813C8" box="[883,991,1662,1685]" pageId="2" pageNumber="393">Sivaruban</collectorName>
&amp;
<collectorName id="1013530DFFCFB10E7B01F9F5B56013C8" box="[1025,1143,1662,1685]" pageId="2" pageNumber="393">S. Barathy.</collectorName>
</materialsCitation>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BD5936DBFFCFB10E7FC5F92BB3FC1385" blockId="2.[151,1436,1560,2019]" pageId="2" pageNumber="393">
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<emphasis id="8F92EAC9FFCFB10E7FC5F92BB02E13EA" bold="true" box="[197,313,1696,1719]" pageId="2" pageNumber="393">
<typeStatus id="625D8879FFCFB10E7FC5F92BB02E13EA" box="[197,313,1696,1719]" pageId="2" pageNumber="393" type="paratype">Paratypes</typeStatus>
</emphasis>
(in alcohol):
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imago (
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,
<collectorName id="1013530DFFCFB10E7DEFF92BB25113EA" box="[751,838,1696,1719]" pageId="2" pageNumber="393">Ref.No.</collectorName>
MSUMNH13),
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imagos,
<specimenCount id="ABE0FD52FFCFB10E7BA7F92BB5E713EA" box="[1191,1264,1696,1719]" pageId="2" pageNumber="393" type="male">1 male</specimenCount>
larva,
<specimenCount id="ABE0FD52FFCFB10E7A3DF92BB48B13EA" box="[1341,1436,1696,1719]" pageId="2" pageNumber="393" type="female">4 female</specimenCount>
larvae (
<collectorName id="1013530DFFCFB10E7FE6F94AB0541385" box="[230,323,1729,1752]" pageId="2" pageNumber="393">Ref. No.</collectorName>
MSUMNH 12), same data as holotype
</materialsCitation>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BD5936DBFFCFB10E7FC5F968B5011246" blockId="2.[151,1436,1560,2019]" pageId="2" pageNumber="393">
<materialsCitation id="0D8E3C86FFCFB10E7FC5F968B5051246" county="Manonmaniam Sundaranar University Museum of Natural History" location="Alwarkurichi" municipality="Manonmaniam Sundaranar University" pageId="2" pageNumber="393" specimenCount="2" stateProvince="Tamil Nadu" typeStatus="holotype">
<emphasis id="8F92EAC9FFCFB10E7FC5F968B02613A7" bold="true" box="[197,305,1763,1786]" pageId="2" pageNumber="393">
<typeStatus id="625D8879FFCFB10E7FC5F968B02613A7" box="[197,305,1763,1786]" pageId="2" pageNumber="393" type="holotype">Holotype</typeStatus>
</emphasis>
and
<emphasis id="8F92EAC9FFCFB10E7E6AF968B0F613A7" bold="true" box="[362,481,1763,1786]" pageId="2" pageNumber="393">
<typeStatus id="625D8879FFCFB10E7E6AF968B0F613A7" box="[362,481,1763,1786]" pageId="2" pageNumber="393" type="paratype">Paratypes</typeStatus>
</emphasis>
are deposited at
<collectingCounty id="54384E57FFCFB10E7DA5F968B48F13A7" box="[677,1432,1763,1786]" pageId="2" pageNumber="393">Manonmaniam Sundaranar University Museum of Natural History</collectingCounty>
,
<collectingMunicipality id="5D3DACA1FFCFB10E7F97F88FB3261246" box="[151,561,1796,1819]" pageId="2" pageNumber="393">Manonmaniam Sundaranar University</collectingMunicipality>
,
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,
<location id="B8396000FFCFB10E7DD6F88FB2591246" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:354F87CDFFCDB10F7F97FA22B23D17FE:B8396000FFCFB10E7DD6F88FB2591246" box="[726,846,1796,1819]" county="Manonmaniam Sundaranar University Museum of Natural History" municipality="Manonmaniam Sundaranar University" name="Tirunelveli" pageId="2" pageNumber="393" stateProvince="Tamil Nadu">Tirunelveli</location>
,
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,
<location id="B8396000FFCFB10E7CD8F88FB5051246" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:354F87CDFFCDB10F7F97FA22B23D17FE:B8396000FFCFB10E7CD8F88FB5051246" box="[984,1042,1796,1819]" county="Manonmaniam Sundaranar University Museum of Natural History" municipality="Manonmaniam Sundaranar University" name="Inida" pageId="2" pageNumber="393" stateProvince="Tamil Nadu">Inida</location>
</materialsCitation>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="F5FC6550FFCFB10E7FC7F8AEB20212FD" pageId="2" pageNumber="393" type="biology_ecology">
<paragraph id="BD5936DBFFCFB10E7FC7F8AEB20212FD" blockId="2.[151,1436,1560,2019]" pageId="2" pageNumber="393">
<emphasis id="8F92EAC9FFCFB10E7FC7F8AEB0311261" box="[199,294,1829,1852]" inLineHeading="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="393" reason="1">
<emphasis id="8F92EAC9FFCFB10E7FC7F8AEB0371261" bold="true" box="[199,288,1829,1852]" pageId="2" pageNumber="393">Ecology</emphasis>
.
</emphasis>
<materialsCitation id="0D8E3C86FFCFB10E7E2CF8AEB20512FD" country="India" county="southern Western Ghats. The" elevation="3" location="The" municipality="Theni district" pageId="2" pageNumber="393" specimenCount="1" stateProvince="Tamil Nadu">
<location id="B8396000FFCFB10E7E2CF8AEB0411261" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:354F87CDFFCDB10F7F97FA22B23D17FE:B8396000FFCFB10E7E2CF8AEB0411261" box="[300,342,1829,1852]" country="India" county="southern Western Ghats. The" municipality="Theni district" name="The" pageId="2" pageNumber="393" stateProvince="Tamil Nadu">The</location>
larvae were collected in a small perennial stream of
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,
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wide and
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/sec) on the
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temperature ranged between 22ºC25ºC and pH between 6.27.5. The substratum component, gravel with rocks. The collection site is moderately impacted with organic pollution due to visit of local people
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.
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<subSubSection id="F5FC6550FFCFB10F7FC7F820B23D17FE" lastPageId="3" lastPageNumber="394" pageId="2" pageNumber="393" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="BD5936DBFFCFB10F7FC7F820B081142A" blockId="2.[151,1436,1560,2019]" lastBlockId="3.[151,1437,152,675]" lastPageId="3" lastPageNumber="394" pageId="2" pageNumber="393">
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<emphasis id="8F92EAC9FFCFB10E7FC7F820B028129F" bold="true" box="[199,319,1963,1986]" pageId="2" pageNumber="393">Discussion</emphasis>
.
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<taxonomicName id="7AE64D58FFCFB10E7E4CF820B0E3129F" authority="Sivaruban &amp; Barathy &amp; Arunachalam &amp; Venkataraman &amp; Sivaramakrishnan, 2013" authorityName="Sivaruban &amp; Barathy &amp; Arunachalam &amp; Venkataraman &amp; Sivaramakrishnan" authorityYear="2013" box="[332,500,1963,1986]" class="Insecta" family="Heptageniidae" genus="Epeorus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Ephemeroptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="393" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="petersi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="8F92EAC9FFCFB10E7E4CF820B0E3129F" box="[332,500,1963,1986]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="393">Epeorus petersi</emphasis>
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</emphasis>
can be distinguished from other Oriental species by the following combination of characters. Imago: (1) penes are not lobed apically, without lateral spine like processes and without short spines ventrally, (
<figureCitation id="25DD2A5EFFCEB10F7F9FFF13B1F715F2" box="[159,224,152,175]" captionStart="FIGURES 16" captionStartId="1.[151,269,1834,1857]" captionTargetBox="[180,1410,710,1822]" captionTargetId="figure-370@1.[151,1435,688,1822]" captionTargetPageId="1" captionText="FIGURES 16. Imagos of E. petersi. 15, male imago: 1. Head; 2. Fore wing; 3. Hind wing; 4. Abdominal terga; 5. Genitalia (ventral view); 6. Female imago: abdominal terga." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5268904" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5268904/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="394">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
); (2) longitudinal and cross veins of fore and hind wings reddish brown, all cross veins between costal and radial sector of fore wings surrounded with narrow, reddish brown clouds, apical of cells on costal and subcostal area of fore wings washed with dark brown; and apical of costal area of fore wings with about 15 slanting cross veins (
<figureCitation id="25DD2A5EFFCEB10F7A02FF51B45415AC" box="[1282,1347,218,241]" captionStart="FIGURES 16" captionStartId="1.[151,269,1834,1857]" captionTargetBox="[180,1410,710,1822]" captionTargetId="figure-370@1.[151,1435,688,1822]" captionTargetPageId="1" captionText="FIGURES 16. Imagos of E. petersi. 15, male imago: 1. Head; 2. Fore wing; 3. Hind wing; 4. Abdominal terga; 5. Genitalia (ventral view); 6. Female imago: abdominal terga." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5268904" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5268904/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="394">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
). Larva: (1) abdominal terga yellowish brown, a pair of sub median bars in segment IIVIII, and a pair of sub median spines and a row of sparse setae on posterior margin of segment IX (
<figureCitation id="25DD2A5EFFCEB10F7C01FE96B2551469" box="[769,834,285,308]" captionStart="FIGURES 714" captionStartId="2.[151,269,1388,1411]" captionTargetBox="[205,1390,466,1342]" captionTargetId="figure-428@2.[182,1408,451,1361]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 714. Epeorus petersi and Eperorus gilliesi, larvae. 7. Dorsal view of abdomen of E. petersi; 8. Gill I of E. petersi; 9. Gill VII of E. petersi; 10. Gill I of E. gilliesi (after Braasch 1981); 11. Gill VII of E. gilliesi (after Braasch 1981); 12. Dorsal view of abdomen of E. gilliesi (after Braasch 1981); 13. Leg of E. petersi; 14. Femur of E. gilliesi (after Braasch 1981)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5268906" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5268906/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="394">Fig. 7</figureCitation>
); (2) posterolateral spines on abdominal segment IIVII, progressively longer and curved inwards posteriorly (
<figureCitation id="25DD2A5EFFCEB10F7DE1FEB5B2331408" box="[737,804,318,341]" captionStart="FIGURES 714" captionStartId="2.[151,269,1388,1411]" captionTargetBox="[205,1390,466,1342]" captionTargetId="figure-428@2.[182,1408,451,1361]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 714. Epeorus petersi and Eperorus gilliesi, larvae. 7. Dorsal view of abdomen of E. petersi; 8. Gill I of E. petersi; 9. Gill VII of E. petersi; 10. Gill I of E. gilliesi (after Braasch 1981); 11. Gill VII of E. gilliesi (after Braasch 1981); 12. Dorsal view of abdomen of E. gilliesi (after Braasch 1981); 13. Leg of E. petersi; 14. Femur of E. gilliesi (after Braasch 1981)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5268906" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5268906/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="394">Fig. 7</figureCitation>
); and (3) posterior edge of the lamellate portion of gill 1 bluntly pointed (
<figureCitation id="25DD2A5EFFCEB10F7E48FEEBB09F142A" box="[328,392,352,375]" captionStart="FIGURES 714" captionStartId="2.[151,269,1388,1411]" captionTargetBox="[205,1390,466,1342]" captionTargetId="figure-428@2.[182,1408,451,1361]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 714. Epeorus petersi and Eperorus gilliesi, larvae. 7. Dorsal view of abdomen of E. petersi; 8. Gill I of E. petersi; 9. Gill VII of E. petersi; 10. Gill I of E. gilliesi (after Braasch 1981); 11. Gill VII of E. gilliesi (after Braasch 1981); 12. Dorsal view of abdomen of E. gilliesi (after Braasch 1981); 13. Leg of E. petersi; 14. Femur of E. gilliesi (after Braasch 1981)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5268906" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5268906/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="394">Fig. 8</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BD5936DBFFCEB10F7FC5FE0AB1CA1762" blockId="3.[151,1437,152,675]" pageId="3" pageNumber="394">
There have been sporadic descriptions of species of
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<emphasis id="8F92EAC9FFCEB10F7C0BFE0AB27114C5" box="[779,870,385,408]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="394">Epeorus</emphasis>
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from
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, especially from Himalayas (e.g. Eaton 1885;
<bibRefCitation id="D9774B2AFFCEB10F7FDAFE29B0F414E4" author="Kapur, A. P. &amp; Kripalani, M. B." box="[218,483,418,441]" pageId="3" pageNumber="394" pagination="183 - 221" refId="ref2587" refString="Kapur, A. P. &amp; Kripalani, M. B. (1963) The mayflies (Ephemeroptera) from the north - western Himalaya. Records of the Indian Museum, 59, 183 - 221." type="journal article" year="1963">Kapur &amp; Kripalani 1963</bibRefCitation>
). The only species from Western Ghats,
<taxonomicName id="7AE64D58FFCEB10F7C93FE29B2EE14E4" box="[915,1017,418,441]" class="Insecta" family="Heptageniidae" genus="Eperorus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Ephemeroptera" pageId="3" pageNumber="394" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="gilliesi">
<emphasis id="8F92EAC9FFCEB10F7C93FE29B2EE14E4" box="[915,1017,418,441]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="394">E. gilliesi</emphasis>
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was described by
<bibRefCitation id="D9774B2AFFCEB10F7BBEFE29B47614E4" author="Braasch, D." box="[1214,1377,418,441]" pageId="3" pageNumber="394" pagination="117 - 118" refId="ref2415" refString="Braasch, D. (1981) Epeorus gilliesi new-species from India Ephemeroptera, Heptageniidae). Reichenbachia, 19, 117 - 118." type="journal article" year="1981">Braasch (1981)</bibRefCitation>
from Khandala of the Northern Western Ghats, located in the state of
<collectingRegion id="7F22F839FFCEB10F7C4EFE4FB2CF1486" box="[846,984,452,475]" country="India" name="Maharashtra" pageId="3" pageNumber="394">Maharashtra</collectingRegion>
. Then,
<bibRefCitation id="D9774B2AFFCEB10F7B28FE4FB42C1486" author="Braasch, D. &amp; Soldan, T." box="[1064,1339,452,475]" pageId="3" pageNumber="394" pagination="131 - 134" refId="ref2524" refString="Braasch, D. &amp; Soldan, T. (1987) Neue Heptageniidae von Indien (Ephemeroptera). Reichenbachia, 24 (18), 131 - 134." type="journal article" year="1987">Braasch &amp; Soldan (1987)</bibRefCitation>
reported the species from Southern Western Ghats, based on an immature larva from
<collectingRegion id="7F22F839FFCEB10F7CD1FE6EB50B14A1" box="[977,1052,485,508]" country="India" name="Kerala" pageId="3" pageNumber="394">Kerala</collectingRegion>
.
<taxonomicName id="7AE64D58FFCEB10F7B26FE6EB5C714A1" authority="Sivaruban &amp; Barathy &amp; Arunachalam &amp; Venkataraman &amp; Sivaramakrishnan, 2013" authorityName="Sivaruban &amp; Barathy &amp; Arunachalam &amp; Venkataraman &amp; Sivaramakrishnan" authorityYear="2013" box="[1062,1232,485,508]" class="Insecta" family="Heptageniidae" genus="Epeorus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Ephemeroptera" pageId="3" pageNumber="394" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="petersi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="8F92EAC9FFCEB10F7B26FE6EB5C714A1" box="[1062,1232,485,508]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="394">Epeorus petersi</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="8F92EAC9FFCEB10F7BD7FE6EB40314A1" bold="true" box="[1239,1300,485,508]" pageId="3" pageNumber="394">
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</emphasis>
is described from the Kumbakkarai stream, extending the range of this genus further down on the southern segment of the Western Ghats.
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<paragraph id="BD5936DBFFCEB10F7FC5FDC2B23D17FE" blockId="3.[151,1437,152,675]" pageId="3" pageNumber="394">
The larva of
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<emphasis id="8F92EAC9FFCEB10F7E56FDC2B0D5173D" box="[342,450,585,608]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="394">E. petersi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="8F92EAC9FFCEB10F7ECAFDC2B31F173D" bold="true" box="[458,520,585,608]" pageId="3" pageNumber="394">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="94A157B2FFCEB10F7ECAFDC2B31F173D" box="[458,520,585,608]" pageId="3" pageNumber="394" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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can be differentiated from that of
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<emphasis id="8F92EAC9FFCEB10F7C8DFDC2B2EE173D" box="[909,1017,585,608]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="394">E. gilliesi</emphasis>
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by the shape of posterior edge of the lamellate portion of gill 1 (
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), tergal colour pattern (
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), and by the presence of dorsal femoral patches (
<figureCitation id="25DD2A5EFFCEB10F7F9FFD07B03617FE" box="[159,289,652,675]" captionStart="FIGURES 714" captionStartId="2.[151,269,1388,1411]" captionTargetBox="[205,1390,466,1342]" captionTargetId="figure-428@2.[182,1408,451,1361]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 714. Epeorus petersi and Eperorus gilliesi, larvae. 7. Dorsal view of abdomen of E. petersi; 8. Gill I of E. petersi; 9. Gill VII of E. petersi; 10. Gill I of E. gilliesi (after Braasch 1981); 11. Gill VII of E. gilliesi (after Braasch 1981); 12. Dorsal view of abdomen of E. gilliesi (after Braasch 1981); 13. Leg of E. petersi; 14. Femur of E. gilliesi (after Braasch 1981)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5268906" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5268906/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="394">Figs. 13, 14</figureCitation>
). The male imago of
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<emphasis id="8F92EAC9FFCEB10F7D04FD07B37D17FE" box="[516,618,652,675]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="394">E. gilliesi</emphasis>
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remains unkown.
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