Alainites sadati

Zrelli, Sonia, Gattolliat, Jean-Luc, Boumaïza, Moncef & Thomas, Alain, 2012, First record of Alainites sadati Thomas, 1994 (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae) in Tunisia, description of the larval stage and ecology, Zootaxa 3497, pp. 60-68 : 63

Diagnosis of Alainites sadati

Larva: General colouration medium brown. Antennae close to each other separated by a small carina. Mouthparts: prostheca on the right mandible reduced to two thin bristles. Legs: margin of femora and tibia in the forelegs with stout bristles. Hindwing pads present. Six pairs of gills. Tergites and sternites slightly reticulated. Extension of the paraprocts covered by small spines.

Imago: Forewing hyaline with hyaline venation and double intercalary veins. Hindwing with a broad and short costal spur; three longitudinal veins, second vein bifurcated in proximal half, additional veinlets present. Abdominal colouration uniformly dark brown. Male gonopods segment III long and proximally narrowed.