A new species of Labiobaetis (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae) from the southern Western Ghats in India, with comments on the taxonomic status of Labiobaetis

A new species of Labiobaetis Novikova & Kluge, 1987, Labiobaetis soldani sp. nov., is described from the larvae and reared male and female imagoes from Gadana River in the southern Western Ghats in India. Brief ecological notes are appended. The taxonomic status of Labiobaetis is commented on in...

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Published in:Journal of insect science (Tucson, Ariz.) Ariz.), 2014, Vol.14, p.86-86
Main Authors: Kubendran, T, Rathinakumar, T, Balasubramanian, C, Selvakumar, C, Sivaramakrishnan, K G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Ephemeroptera - anatomy & histology
Ephemeroptera - classification
Female
India
Male
Species Specificity
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Summary:A new species of Labiobaetis Novikova & Kluge, 1987, Labiobaetis soldani sp. nov., is described from the larvae and reared male and female imagoes from Gadana River in the southern Western Ghats in India. Brief ecological notes are appended. The taxonomic status of Labiobaetis is commented on in light of the morphological traits of the larvae and associated imagoes.
ISSN:1536-2442
DOI:10.1093/jis/14.1.86