Baetiella muchei ( Braasch, 1978 )

Sivaruban, Thambiratnam, Sohil, Asha, Srinivasan, Pandiarajan, Barathy, Sivaruban, Sharma, Neeraj & Isack, Rajasekaran, 2024, Baetiella muchei (Braasch, 1978) (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae) new to India, with reference to the morphological variability of the larvae, Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 10 (2), pp. 311-319 : 312

Baetiella muchei ( Braasch, 1978) ( Figs 1–25)

Material examined. 1♂ larva ( AMC /ZN/276) and 1♀ larva ( AMC /ZN/277), India, Jammu & Kashmir, Doda district , Bhaderwah, Neeru stream, 32°57'08"N, 75°43'15"E; 1800 m. a.s.l., October 2020, leg. Asha Sohil.

Distribution. Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and North India ( new record) ( Fig. 25).

Diagnosis. Larval diagnostic characters of Baetiella muchei ( Braasch, 1978) are as follows: i. Dorsal surface of the labrum with a pair of submedian long, simple setae and an irregular row of 12–22 simple setae in the submarginal arc ( Fig. 5); ii. Outer denticle of both mandibular incisors blade-like ( Figs 7–10); iii. Prostheca of both mandibles stick-like ( Figs 7–10); iv. Labial palp segment II without inner apical lobe on the distal margin ( Fig. 15); v. Prothorax and mesothorax without any tubercles; vi. foretibia larger than the forefemur ( Fig. 16); vii. Posterior margin of terga without any posteromedian protuberance ( Fig. 1) and viii. Tergalii with a longitudinal dark brownish band in the main trunk ( Fig. 20).