Description of two new species of the genus Potamanthellus Lestage, 1931 (Ephemeroptera: Neoephemeridae) from India

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1 Research Associate

2 Miscellaneous Insect Order Section, Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, M- Block, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700 053, West Bengal, India

3 Southern Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Santhome High Road, Chennai-600 028, Tamil Nadu, India

10.61186/jesi.45.2.5

Abstract

Two new species of the genus Potamanthellus Lestage viz., P. diversprimus sp. nov. and P. sineiugis sp. nov., were collected from the Eastern and Western Himalayan regions of India. This represents the first record of the family from these biogeographic regions. The two new species are described herein based on the larval stage from our recent exploration of mayflies in the streams and rivers of the Eastern and Western Himalayas of India. 

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Description of two new species of the genus Potamanthellus Lestage, 1931 (Ephemeroptera: Neoephemeridae) from India

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Journal of Entomological Society of Iran
Volume 45, Issue 2
April 2025
Pages 247-265

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