First contribution to the genera <i>Branchiobaetis</i> and <i>Megabranchiella</i> (Ephemeroptera, Baetidae) in China, with descriptions of two new species.

ABSTRACT: Branchiobaetis Kaltenbach, Kluge & Gattolliat, 2022 and Megabranchiella Phlai-ngam & Tungpairojwong, 2022 (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae) are newly recorded in China. Two new species, Branchiobaetisborealis sp. nov. based on larval stage and Branchiobaetismegasinus sp. nov. based on larval and imaginal stages associated by laboratory rearing, are described. Megabranchiellalongusa Phlai-ngam & Tungpairojwong, 2022, previously only distributed from Thailand, is recorded from China for the first time.

SUBMITTER: Tong X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11525210 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature