Ecdyonurusaurasius sp. nov. (Insecta, Ephemeroptera, Heptageniidae, Ecdyonurinae), a new micro-endemic mayfly species from Aures Mountains (north-eastern Algeria).

ABSTRACT: Ecdyonurusaurasius sp. nov., a micro-endemic species reported from several streams within the Aurès Mountains (north-eastern Algeria), is described and illustrated at nymphal, subimaginal and imaginal stages of both sexes. Critical morphological diagnostic characters distinguishing the new species are presented, together with molecular affinities as well as notes on the biology and distribution of the species.

SUBMITTER: Dambri BM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9848610 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature