In:
Zoosystematics and Evolution, Pensoft Publishers, Vol. 95, No. 1 ( 2019-01-25), p. 1-13
Abstract:
By using an integrative approach, we describe a new species of mayfly, Bungona (Chopralla) pontica sp. n. , from Turkey. The discovery of a representative of the tropical mayfly genus Bungona in the Middle East is rather unexpected. The new species shows all the main morphological characters of the subgenus Chopralla, which has its closest related species occurring in southeastern Asia. Barcoding clearly indicated that the new species represents an independent lineage isolated for a very long time from other members of the complex. The claw is equipped with two rows of three or four flattened denticles. This condition is a unique feature of Bungona (Chopralla) pontica sp. n. among West Palaearctic mayfly species. Within the subgenus Chopralla, the species can be identified by the presence of a simple, not bifid right prostheca (also present only in Bungona (Chopralla) liebenauae (Soldán, Braasch & amp; Muu, 1987)), the shape of the labial palp, and the absence of protuberances on pronotum.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1860-0743
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1435-1935
DOI:
10.3897/zse.95.29487
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Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
Pensoft Publishers
Publication Date:
2019
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2420116-9
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1430702-9
SSG:
12
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