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A new genus and species of Tricorythidae (Ephemeroptera : Pannota) from Madagascar

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2009

W. P. McCafferty  and
T.-Q. Wang
W. P. McCafferty
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, U.S.A.
T.-Q. Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, U.S.A.
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Abstract

Newly discovered mayflies from Madagascar have proven to represent a new genus and species of Tricorythidae. Provonshaka n. gen. is described in the larval stage, and compared with the Madagascar genus Manohyphella, which is also shown to be a member of the Tricorythidae. Provonshaka is a member of a phylogenetic lineage that also contains Manohyphella and the southeast Asia genus Teloganella. There are presently three tricorythid genera present in Madagascar, including the distantly relatedTricorythus. Provonshaka thomasorum n.sp. is described from three rivers in Madagascar and is sometimes found cohabiting with Manohyphella keiseri. A diagnostic table giving the differences between Provonshaka and Manohyphella is provided.

Keywords

tricorythidaeMadagascarprovonshakanew genusmanohyphellatricorythidaeMadagascarprovonshakagenre nouveaumanohyphella
Type
Research Article
Information
Annales de Limnologie - International Journal of Limnology , Volume 31 , Issue 3 , September 1995 , pp. 179 - 183
Copyright
© Gauthier-Villars, 1995

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