A New Species ofLabiobaetisNovikova & Kluge, 1987 (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae) from the Southern Western Ghats in India, with Comments on the Taxonomic Status ofLabiobaetis

The success story of Labiobaetis Novikova & Kluge in the Philippines (Ephemeroptera, Baetidae), with description of 18 new species

“…The genus Labiobaetis Novikova & Kluge (Novikova and Kluge 1987) is one of the richest genera of mayflies with 126 previously described species (Barber-James et al 2013;Webb 2013;Kubendran et al 2014Kubendran et al , 2015Shi and Tong 2014;Gattolliat et al 2018;Kaltenbach and Gattolliat 2018, 2020. The distribution of Labiobaetis is nearly worldwide, except for the Neotropical realm, New Zealand and New Caledonia.…”

“…The distribution of Labiobaetis is nearly worldwide, except for the Neotropical realm, New Zealand and New Caledonia. The status and validity of the genus has often been a subject of controversy for a long time, but nowadays Labiobaetis is widely accepted as a valid genus (Gattolliat 2001;Fujitani et al 2003;Fujitani 2008;McCafferty et al 2010;Gattolliat and Staniczek 2011;Kluge and Novikova 2011, 2014Kluge 2012;Webb 2013;Kubendran et al 2014Kubendran et al , 2015Shi and Tong 2014). The history and concept of the genus Labiobaetis were recently summarized in detail (Shi and Tong 2014;Kaltenbach and Gattolliat 2018).…”

Baetidae (Ephemeroptera: Insecta) as Biological Indicators of Environmental Degradation in Tamiraparani and Vaigai River Basins of Southern Western Ghats, India

“…Sampling was performed on for two years 2010-2011. The collected samples were brought to laboratory and identified upto genus and species level was carried out by done using published taxonomical literature pertaining to of the Western Ghats, India (Sivaramakrishnan et al, 2009;Selvakumar et al, 2012;Kubendran et al, 2014;2015).…”

The Adults and Eggs of the Species Labiobaetis ancoralis Shi Et Tong (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae)

“…In contrast, L. atrebatinus orientalis Kluge (1983) has relatively wide hindwings without a visible costal process (Yeon and Sun 1998). On the other hand, the species L. claudiae Kaltenbach and Gattolliat (2018) and L. soldani Kubendran (2014), and many other species have no hindwings. More adults described in the genus may present more diverse hindwings.…”