A new Baetis-complex genus (Ephemeroptera : Baetidae) from the Afrotropical region

Authors
Lugo-Ortiz, CR McCafferty, WP
Citation
Cr. Lugo-ortiz et Wp. Mccafferty, A new Baetis-complex genus (Ephemeroptera : Baetidae) from the Afrotropical region, AFR ENTOMOL, 6(2), 1998, pp. 297-301
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology/Pest Control
Journal title
AFRICAN ENTOMOLOGY
ISSN journal
10213589 → ACNP
Volume
6
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
297 - 301
Database
ISI
SICI code
1021-3589(199809)6:2<297:ANBG(:>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Glossidion gen. n. is described from larvae from Uganda. The genus is disti nguished by cleft mandibular incisors, short glossae and subrectangular par aglossae, and smooth posterior margin of the terga. Glossidion belongs to t he Baetis complex of genera and is hypothesized to be closely related to La biobaetis Novikova & Kluge. Two species, G. demoulini sp. n. and G. mysticu m sp. n., are described, and their diagnoses are discussed.