Two new species of Alainites (Ephemeroptera, Baetidae) from the Mediterranean biodiversity hotspot

The mayfly genus Alainites Waltz & McCafferty, 1994 encompassed 20 species and was represented across the West Palaearctic region by six species. Based on morphological (nymphal characters) and molecular (mitochondrial COI sequences) evidence, two new species are described: A.bengunnsp. nov. fro...

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Autores principales: Yanai, Zohar, Sroka, Pavel, Gattolliat, Jean-Luc
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2022
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9848644/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36761803
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1118.84643
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Sumario:The mayfly genus Alainites Waltz & McCafferty, 1994 encompassed 20 species and was represented across the West Palaearctic region by six species. Based on morphological (nymphal characters) and molecular (mitochondrial COI sequences) evidence, two new species are described: A.bengunnsp. nov. from Sardinia and A.gasithisp. nov. from Israel. Both species are confined to narrow distribution ranges, in line with most of their congeners from the region. The key nymphal traits are discussed and identified to distinguish species in the group.

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