1. The Hornless Australian Burrowing Mayfly Ulmerophlebia (Ephemeroptera: Leptophlebiidae)
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Yeon Jae Bae, Kyla J. Finlay, and Ian C. Campbell
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Ulmerophlebia deani n. sp. ,Ulmerophlebia minuta n. sp. ,Leptophlebiidae ,Ephemeroptera ,description ,Australia ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 ,Zoology ,QL1-991 - Abstract
The hornless Australian burrowing mayfly genus Ulmerophlebia Demoulin (Leptophlebiidae) is revised based on comprehensive examinations of adult and larval material collected throughout Australia. Two new species [Ulmerophlebia deani n. sp. and U. minuta n. sp.] and three named species [U. annulata (Harker), U. mjobergi (Ulmer) and U. pipinna Suter] are included. The larva of U. deani can be distinguished by the moderately developed apicomedial expansion of gills and W-shaped markings on the abdominal terga. The male adult of U. minuta can be easily distinguished by the greatly reduced penes. Descriptions, diagnoses, line-drawings of key characters, material and distributional data, taxonomic remarks and adult and larval keys are provided.
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- 2012
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