Paramaka convexa ( Spieth, 1943 )

Nascimento, Stênio Raniery de Sousa, Lima, Lucas Ramos Costa & de Azevêdo, Carlos Augusto Silva, 2020, Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900 (Insecta, Ephemeroptera) from Maranhão state, Brazil, Check List 16 (3), pp. 579-591 : 584

Paramaka convexa ( Spieth, 1943)

Figures 18, 37

Thraulus convexus Spieth 1943: 10 .

Homothraulus convexus — Traver 1960: 73; Hubbard 1982: 265.

Hermanella sp. 2 .— Demoulin 1966: 12.

Paramaka convexa — Savage and Domínguez 1992: 244; Blanco-Belmonte et al. 2003: 119.

Diagnosis. Male imago: 1) membrane of fore and hind wings hyaline with faint yellow tinge, longitudinal and cross veins of forewings brown and distinct; 2) abdominal segments II–VI translucent yellow, I and VII–X dark ( Fig. 18); 3) genitalia with ventral spine-like projections

directed anteromesally ( Fig. 37). Adapted from Spieth (1943).

Geographical distribution. Brazil: states of Pará and Maranhão *. Colombia, French Guyana, Surinamee, and Venezuela.

Material examined. BRAZIL • 5 imagos ♂; Maranhão state, Caxias municipality, Pé da Serra, Rio Itapecuru ; 05°07′28.5″S, 043°33′02.3″W; 68 m a.s.l.; 01 Feb. 2014; S. R. S. Nascimento, D.C. Sousa and G. R. D. Gomes leg; light trap; LEAq . • 11 imagos ♂; same locality, 19 Dec. 2017 . • 8 imagos ♂; 20 Dec. 2017; S. R.S. Nasci- mento, J.I.S. Jesus, D.C. Sousa and M.A.G. Almeida leg; light trap; LEAq . • 5 imagos ♂; 08 Mar. 2018. • 3 ima- gos ♂; 09 Mar. 2018; S. R.S. Nascimento, L. R. C. Lima, M.A.G. Almeida, J.A.O. Rodrigues and D.A. Barbosa leg; light trap; LEAq . • 1 imago ♂; 19 Nov. 2018. • 7 imagos ♂; 2 Nov. 2018; S. R.S. Nascimento and J.I.S. Je- sus leg; light trap; LEAq . • 3 imagos ♂; Maranhão state, Caxias municipality, Riacho Guarimã ; 04°50′02.9″S, 043°29′06.1″W, 51 m a.s.l.; 16 Jun. 2018; S. R.S. Nasci- mento leg; light trap; LEAq . • 95 imagos ♂; Maranhão state, Carolina municipality, National Park Chapada das Mesas , Farinha River , Cachoeira da Prata Waterfall ; 06°59′37.8″S, 047°09′58.1″W; 201 m a.s.l.; 17 May 2018; L. R. C. Lima and S. R. S. Nascimento leg; light trap; LEAq . • 3 imagos ♂; Maranhão state, Codó mu- nicipality, Boca da Mata, Rio Itapecuru ; 04°28′27.5″S, 043°47′20.5″W; 38 m a.s.l.; 12 Sep. 2018; S. R.S. Nasci- mento leg; light trap; LEAq . • 2 imagos ♂; Maranhão state, Timbiras municipality, Caixa D’água, Rio Itape- curu; 04°16′41.0″S, 043°57′16.3″W; 21 m a.s.l.; 13 Sep. 2018; S. R. S. Nascimento leg; light trap; LEAq . • 5 ima- gos ♂; Maranhão state, Codó municipality, Rio Saco , BR316 ; 04°37′29.4″S, 043°54′09.1″W; 63 m a.s.l.; 22 Oct. 2019; S. R. S. Nascimento, L. R. C. Lima and J.I.S. Jesus leg; light trap; CZMA .