Sparsorythussescarorum, new species from Mindoro, Philippines (Ephemeroptera, Tricorythidae)

Jhoana M Garces; Ernst Bauernfeind; Hendrik Freitag

doi:10.3897/zookeys.795.28412

Sparsorythussescarorum, new species from Mindoro, Philippines (Ephemeroptera, Tricorythidae)

Zookeys. 2018 Nov 5:(795):13-30. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.795.28412. eCollection 2018.

Authors

Jhoana M Garces¹, Ernst Bauernfeind², Hendrik Freitag¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biology, School of Science and Engineering, Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, Philippines Ateneo de Manila University Quezon City Philippines.
² 2nd Zoological Department (Entomology), Natural History Museum Vienna, Burgring 7, Vienna, Austria Natural History Museum Vienna Vienna Austria.

Abstract

A new mayfly species, Sparsorythussescarorum sp. n. (Tricorythidae) is described from Mindoro Island, Philippines. Nymphs are characterized by the combination of the following characters: compound eyes of approximately equal size in both sexes, shape and setation of legs, presence of rudimentary gills on abdominal segment VII, and some details of mouthparts. Male imagines are characterized by the coloration pattern of wings and details of genitalia. The developmental stages are matched by DNA barcodes.

Keywords: COI; Key Biodiversity Area; Taugad River; mayfly; taxonomy.