Plauditus texanus (Ephemeroptera : Baetidae), a new small minnow mayfly from Texas

Authors
Wiersema, NA
Citation
Na. Wiersema, Plauditus texanus (Ephemeroptera : Baetidae), a new small minnow mayfly from Texas, ENT NEWS, 110(5), 1999, pp. 281-284
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology/Pest Control
Journal title
ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS
ISSN journal
0013872X → ACNP
Volume
110
Issue
5
Year of publication
1999
Pages
281 - 284
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-872X(199911/12)110:5<281:PT(:BA>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
Plauditus texanus, n.sp., is described from larvae and male and female adul ts collected from the Hill Country Region of central Texas. The long termin al segments of the forceps and coloration of the male adult distinguishes t his species from all others in North America. The sexually dimorphic male a nd female larvae of this species resemble those of P. dubius and P. virilis .