Sparsorythus sescarorum, new species from Mindoro, Philippines (Ephemeroptera, Tricorythidae)

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: COI · Topics: Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology

A new mayfly species, Sparsorythus sescarorum sp. n. (Tricorythidae) is described from Mindoro Island, Philippines. Nymphs are characterized by the combination of the following characters: compound eyes of approximately equal size in both sexes, shape and setation of legs, presence of rudimentary gills on abdominal segment VII, and some details of mouthparts. Male imagines are characterized by the coloration pattern of wings and details of genitalia. The developmental stages are matched by DNA barcodes.

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