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New record of Caenis nigropuctatula Malzacher, 2015 (Ephemeroptera: Caenidae) from Southern India

Year 2021, Volume: 4 Issue: 3, 299 - 303, 01.07.2021
https://doi.org/10.3153/AR21024

Abstract

Caenis nigropuctatula Malzacher, 2015, a new mayfly record of the fauna of Indian Ephemeroptera, is recorded from the Vaigai River, Tamil Nadu, India. It is known before from Thailand, Java, and Sumatra. The distribution map of C. nigropuctatula is given. 

Thanks

We thank Dr. Peter Malzacher for his assistance in finding this new record in India.

References

  • Ali, S.R. (1967). The mayfly nymphs (Order: Ephemeroptera) of Rawalpindi district. Pakistan Journal of Science, 19, 73-86.
  • Kimmins, D.E. (1947). New species of Indian Ephemeroptera. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London (B), 16, 92-100. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3113.1947.tb00865.x
  • Kluge, N. (1994). Pterothorax structure of mayflies (Ephemeroptera) and its use in systematics. Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France, 99 (1), 41-61.
  • Malzacher, P. (1991). Genital-morphological features in the Caenidae. In J. Alba-Tercedor & A. Sánchez-Ortega (Eds.), Overview and strategies of Ephemeroptera and Plecoptera (p. 73–85). Florida, Gainesville: Sandhill Crane Press. Malzacher, P. (2015). Revision of the Oriental species of the genus Caenis Stephens (Insecta: Ephemeroptera: Caenidae). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde A, Neue Serie 8, 27-47. Malzacher, P., Sangpradub, N. (2020). New mayfly species of Caenis and Kalimaenis from Thailand and descriptions of two new genera of the subfamily Caeninae (Ephemeroptera: Caenidae). Integrative Systematics: Stuttgart Contributions to Natural History, 3(1), 1-33. https://doi.org/10.18476/insy.v03.a1
  • Staniczek, A.H., Malzacher, P., Bojková, J., Sroka, P., Soldán, T., Namin, J.I., Godunko, R.J. (2020). Caenidae (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) of Iran, with new records and re-description of the nymph of Caenis kopetdagi Kluge, 1985. Aquatic Insects, 41(2), 106-130. https://doi.org/10.1080/01650424.2020.1735449
  • Shorthouse, D.P. (2010). SimpleMappr, an online tool to produce publication-quality point maps. https://www.simplemappr.net [accessed 18 Apr. 2021]
  • Srinivasan, P., Sivaruban, T., Barathy, S., Malzacher, P., Isack, R. (2021). A new charismatic Caenis Stephens, 1835 (Ephemeroptera: Caenidae) from Southern India. Zootaxa, 4926(1), 105-116. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4926.1.7
  • Traver, J.R. (1939). Himalayan mayflies (Ephemeroptera). Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 11(4), 32-56. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933908526972
Year 2021, Volume: 4 Issue: 3, 299 - 303, 01.07.2021
https://doi.org/10.3153/AR21024

Abstract

References

  • Ali, S.R. (1967). The mayfly nymphs (Order: Ephemeroptera) of Rawalpindi district. Pakistan Journal of Science, 19, 73-86.
  • Kimmins, D.E. (1947). New species of Indian Ephemeroptera. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London (B), 16, 92-100. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3113.1947.tb00865.x
  • Kluge, N. (1994). Pterothorax structure of mayflies (Ephemeroptera) and its use in systematics. Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France, 99 (1), 41-61.
  • Malzacher, P. (1991). Genital-morphological features in the Caenidae. In J. Alba-Tercedor & A. Sánchez-Ortega (Eds.), Overview and strategies of Ephemeroptera and Plecoptera (p. 73–85). Florida, Gainesville: Sandhill Crane Press. Malzacher, P. (2015). Revision of the Oriental species of the genus Caenis Stephens (Insecta: Ephemeroptera: Caenidae). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde A, Neue Serie 8, 27-47. Malzacher, P., Sangpradub, N. (2020). New mayfly species of Caenis and Kalimaenis from Thailand and descriptions of two new genera of the subfamily Caeninae (Ephemeroptera: Caenidae). Integrative Systematics: Stuttgart Contributions to Natural History, 3(1), 1-33. https://doi.org/10.18476/insy.v03.a1
  • Staniczek, A.H., Malzacher, P., Bojková, J., Sroka, P., Soldán, T., Namin, J.I., Godunko, R.J. (2020). Caenidae (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) of Iran, with new records and re-description of the nymph of Caenis kopetdagi Kluge, 1985. Aquatic Insects, 41(2), 106-130. https://doi.org/10.1080/01650424.2020.1735449
  • Shorthouse, D.P. (2010). SimpleMappr, an online tool to produce publication-quality point maps. https://www.simplemappr.net [accessed 18 Apr. 2021]
  • Srinivasan, P., Sivaruban, T., Barathy, S., Malzacher, P., Isack, R. (2021). A new charismatic Caenis Stephens, 1835 (Ephemeroptera: Caenidae) from Southern India. Zootaxa, 4926(1), 105-116. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4926.1.7
  • Traver, J.R. (1939). Himalayan mayflies (Ephemeroptera). Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 11(4), 32-56. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933908526972
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Primary Language English
Subjects Hydrobiology
Journal Section Short Communication
Authors

Pandiarajan Srinivasan 0000-0001-8118-3256

Thambiratnam Sivaruban 0000-0001-8997-9355

Barathy Sivaruban 0000-0002-9464-6464

Rajasekaran Isack 0000-0002-9952-4335

Publication Date July 1, 2021
Submission Date April 4, 2021
Published in Issue Year 2021Volume: 4 Issue: 3

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APA Srinivasan, P., Sivaruban, T., Sivaruban, B., Isack, R. (2021). New record of Caenis nigropuctatula Malzacher, 2015 (Ephemeroptera: Caenidae) from Southern India. Aquatic Research, 4(3), 299-303. https://doi.org/10.3153/AR21024

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