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The genus Rivudiva Lugo-Ortiz and McCafferty (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae): First generic description of adults, new combinations, and notes on the nymphs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 October 2009

Frederico Falcao Salles  and
Jeane Marcelle Cavalcante do Nascimento
Frederico Falcao Salles*
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Centro Universitário Norte do Espírito Santo, Departamento de Ciências da Saúde, Biológicas e Agrárias, São Mateus, Espírito Santo, 29933-415, Brazil
Jeane Marcelle Cavalcante do Nascimento
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Centro Universitário Norte do Espírito Santo, Departamento de Ciências da Saúde, Biológicas e Agrárias, São Mateus, Espírito Santo, 29933-415, Brazil
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ffsalles@gmail.com
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Abstract

In the present paper, based on the rearing of nymphs in the field, we present for the first time the description of the adult stage of Rivudiva Lugo-Ortiz and McCafferty and of its type species, R. minnatena Lugo-Ortiz and McCafferty. Adults of Rivudiva can be distinguished from the other genera of Baetidae by the following combination of characters: (1) hindwings present or absent, when present with two longitudinal veins and with costal projection pointed, placed in the basal fourth of anterior margin; (2) forceps three-segmented, segment III long, about 2× as long as wide; (3) distal margin of subgenital plate with small pointed projection. Besides that, R. coveloae (Traver, 1971 [Proc. Entomol. Soc. Washington, 73, 58–63]), new combination, and R. venezuelensis (Traver, 1943 [Bol. Entomol. Venezolana, 2, 79–98]), new combination, are proposed based on the characteristics listed above, specially the distal margin of subgenital plate with a small pointed projection. Comments on the biology of the nymphs are also provided.

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EphemeropterataxonomyNeotropicsdescriptionnew combination
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Research Article
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Annales de Limnologie - International Journal of Limnology , Volume 45 , Issue 4 , 2009 , pp. 231 - 235
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© EDP Sciences, 2009

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