A new species of Afrobaetodes (Ephemeroptera : Baetidae) and first report of this genus from Madagascar

Authors
Gattolliat, JL Sartori, M
Citation
Jl. Gattolliat et M. Sartori, A new species of Afrobaetodes (Ephemeroptera : Baetidae) and first report of this genus from Madagascar, ANN LIMNOL, 35(3), 1999, pp. 179-184
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Aquatic Sciences
Journal title
ANNALES DE LIMNOLOGIE-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LIMNOLOGY
ISSN journal
00034088 → ACNP
Volume
35
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
179 - 184
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4088(1999)35:3<179:ANSOA(>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
Afrobaetodes lenae n. sp. is described at the larval stage. It represents t he first report of Afrobaetodes in Madagascar and outside continental Afric a. The species presents all the very peculiar apomorphies of Afrobaetodes. It is distinguished from the African species by the absence of tracheation on the abdominal gills and the absence of compact tufts of stout setae on t he pronotum. Affinities and ecology are discussed.