Description of two related new species of Miroculis Edmunds, 1963 (Ephemeroptera: Leptophlebiidae) from Brazil and Colombia

2019/11/07 by Vinícius Câmara Costa, TAÍS BARBOSA ALMEIDA, Frederico Falcão Salles · 1 citation
Environmental Science · #Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology #Fish Ecology and Management Studies #Fish biology, ecology, and behavior

paper · doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4695.3.3

openalex publication_date 2019/11/07 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/11

Abstract

Two new species of Miroculis Edmunds, 1963 (Ephemeroptera: Leptophlebiidae) are described, diagnosed and illustrated based on adults and/or nymphs collected in Brazil and Colombia. Both species share an uncommon genitalia morphology, which includes a long penis that is curved at base and a long styliger plate. In the case of the species from Brazil, which is also described based on nymphs, gills are devoid of the characteristic lateral lobes found in the other species of the genus.

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