Species:
Procloeon simensis Tungpairojwong & Bae, 2015ClassificationPhylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Ephemeroptera Family: Baetidae Genus: Procloeon
Collection specimenHolotype: - mature male larva in Entomological Museum of Korea University
Paratype: - 87 larvae in Entomological Museum of Korea University
Morphology:Larva: The larva of
Procloeon siamensis can be distinguished from congeners by the combination of the following diagnostic characters: terminal segment of maxillary palp slightly depressed near apex, 0.5×length of segment 2; gills
palm-like; lateral spines of tergum 8I ca. 1-2; gill 7 with a small outgrowth process (Tungpairojwong and Bae, 2015).
Figure
Mature nymph of Procloeon simensis (Source: Tungpairojwong and Bae, 2015)
Habitat: The larvae of
Procloeon siamensis were collected from the pool areas of slow-flowing permanent streams with abundant fallen leaves and marginal vegetation. Substrates mainly consisted of boulders mixed with cobbles, gravel, sand, and fallen leaves on a large bedrock.
Distribution:
- Petchabun Province, Nam Nao National Park
Work cited:
- Tungpairojwong, N. and Bae, Y.J. 2015. Three New Species of
Procloeon (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae) from Thailand. Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity 31(1): 22–30.
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