A new species of Notacanthella Jacobus & McCafferty, 2008 (Ephemeroptera, Ephemerellidae) from Yunnan, China

Abstract

Notacanthella jinwu Li & Jacobus, sp. nov. is described based on egg, nymph, and winged stages from Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China. The nymph of the new species is closely related to N. commodema (Allen, 1971), whose nymphs share a similar tuberculation of head, pronotum, and mesonotum. However, the nymph of our new species can be distinguished based on the structures of male sternum IX and abdominal tergal tubercles. In addition, the new species is distributed in subtropical high-altitude areas. The description of the male imago of the new species is the first certain one for the genus Notacanthella. Data associated with our new species allow for expanded discussion and diagnosis of Notacanthella and closely related genera. An identification key for nymphs of these groups is provided.

A new species of Cincticostella Allen, 1971 (Ephemeroptera, Ephemerellidae) from Yunnan, China and establishment of a new species complex

“… Cincticostella nymphs were collected with a D-frame net from the riffle and running habitats of the Jinlong River, in Jianchuan County, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, western Yunnan, China. Following the guidelines of Li et al (2022) and Yang et al (2023) , the habitat photographs were taken using the mobile phone equipped with a Kase 40–75 mm macro lens. Water pH was measured with a YSI Professional Plus Multiparameter.…”