Species:
Ephemera rufomaculata Zhou & Zheng, 2003ClassificationPhylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Ephemeroptera Family: Ephemeridae Genus: Ephemera
Morphology:Adult: Male adult of
E. rufomaculata can be distinguished from other species of
the genus by the combination of the following characters: Hind coxae with one spot,
forewings and hind wings with dark brown markings, adominal
terga 3-9 with three pairs of longitudinal chestnut brown stripes (stripes on
tergum 9 broadened and fused), and blunt apex of penes (Hwang and Bae, 2008).
Larva: Larva of can be distinguished by the relatively shallow concavity of the head frontal
process (Hwang and Bae, 2008).
Figure
Dorsal view of Ephemera rufomaculata
Habitat: Larvae were collected from pebble substrates in silty sediments.
Distribution:
- Loei Province
Work cited:
- Hwang, J.M. and Bae, Y.J. 2008. Review of the tropical Southeast Asian Ephemera (Ephemeroptera: Ephemeridae). Aquatic Insects 30(2): 105-126.
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