A new species of Dudgeodes Sartori, 2008 (Ephemeroptera: Teloganodidae) from Megamalai hills of southern Western Ghats, India

Abstract

Dudgeodes sartorii sp. nov. is described based on nymphs from the Megamalai hills of Western Ghats, Southern India. The nymph of Dudgeodes sartorii sp. nov. can be distinguished from other Indian species of Dudgeodes by i) prothorax with two rounded tubercles; (ii) outer margin of mesothorax with simple setae; (iii) distinct maculae in the distal region of femora; (iv) transverse row of setae on fore femora narrower with blunt apex and (v) dark brownish band on the 5th segment of cerci

Contribution to the knowledge of Teloganodidae (Ephemeroptera, Ephemerelloidea) of India

“…This article is the next contribution in a series of papers on the superfamily of the region. Ephemerelloidea has been actively studied during the last years, and, as a result, series of new species mainly of the family Ephemerellidae have been described from this territory ( Selvakumar et al 2014 , 2018a , 2018b ; Anbalagan et al 2015 ; Martynov et al 2019 , 2021a , 2021b ; Sivaruban et al 2021 ; Srinivasan et al 2021 ). Teloganodidae are less diverse than Ephemerellidae and more poorly studied in Indian subcontinent.…”

Figure 8 from: Martynov AV, Sivaruban T, Palatov DM, Srinivasan P, Barathy S, Isack R, Sartori M (2022) Contribution to the knowledge of Teloganodidae (Ephemeroptera, Ephemerelloidea) of India. ZooKeys 1113: 167-197. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1113.85448

“…This article is the next contribution in a series of papers on the superfamily of the region. Ephemerelloidea has been actively studied during the last years, and, as a result, series of new species mainly of the family Ephemerellidae have been described from this territory (Selvakumar et al 2014(Selvakumar et al , 2018a(Selvakumar et al , 2018bAnbalagan et al 2015;Martynov et al 2019Martynov et al , 2021aMartynov et al , 2021bSivaruban et al 2021;Srinivasan et al 2021). Teloganodidae are less diverse than Ephemerellidae and more poorly studied in Indian subcontinent.…”

Figure 16 from: Martynov AV, Sivaruban T, Palatov DM, Srinivasan P, Barathy S, Isack R, Sartori M (2022) Contribution to the knowledge of Teloganodidae (Ephemeroptera, Ephemerelloidea) of India. ZooKeys 1113: 167-197. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1113.85448

“…Teloganodidae are less diverse than Ephemerellidae and more poorly studied in Indian subcontinent. Within India, the Teloganodidae were known until now by seven species in four genera: Teloganodes Eaton, 1882 (three species), Dudgeodes Sartori, 2008 (three species), Derlethina Sartori, 2008 (one species), Indoganodes Selvakumar, Sivaramakrishnan & Jacobus, 2014 (one species) (Selvakumar et al 2014;Anbalagan et al 2015;Srinivasan et al 2021).…”

“…dentatus Navás, 1931 are endemic to the Western Ghats; T. sartorii Selvakumar, Sivaramakrishnan & Jacobus, 2014 is endemic to the Eastern Ghats (Selvakumar et al 2018a). The genus Dudgeodes currently contains 16 species, and three of them are known from India: D. bharathidasani Anbalagan, 2015, D. palnius Selvakumar, Sivaramakrishnan & Jacobus, 2014, and D. sartorii Srinivasan, Sivaruban, Barathy & Isack, 2021 to the Western Ghats (Sartori et al 2008;Selvakumar et al 2014Selvakumar et al , 2018aAnbalagan et al 2015;Martynov et al 2016;Garces et al 2020;Srinivasan et al 2021).…”