First report of the Afrotropical genus Securiops Jacobus, McCafferty & Gattolliat (Ephemeroptera, Baetidae) from Southeast Asia, with description of a new species

Recent collections in Thailand revealed the occurrence of the genus Securiops in Asia, formerly known from the Afrotropical Realm only. A new species of Securiops is described and illustrated based on larvae and eggs. Eggs of this genus are described for the first time. Morphological differences bet...

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Main Authors: Thomas Kaltenbach, Sirikamon Phlai-ngam, Chanaporn Suttinun, Jean-Luc Gattolliat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2023-04-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/99642/download/pdf/
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Summary:Recent collections in Thailand revealed the occurrence of the genus Securiops in Asia, formerly known from the Afrotropical Realm only. A new species of Securiops is described and illustrated based on larvae and eggs. Eggs of this genus are described for the first time. Morphological differences between the new species and the species from Africa are discussed. The number of species in the genus Securiops is augmented to five.
ISSN:1313-2970