Paracloeodes fleeki McCafferty & Lenat 2004

Cruz, Paulo Vilela, Usher, Andrew K. & Jacobus, Luke M., 2017, Review of continental North and Central American Paracloeodes Day 1955 (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae), including description of a new species from Minnesota, U. S. A., Zootaxa 4263 (2), pp. 333-346 : 334-335

Paracloeodes fleeki McCafferty & Lenat 2004

Diagnosis. Male imago. Unknown.

Mature nymph. 1) frons with two parallel keels ( Fig. 9 ); 2) labrum with a pair of subapical setae near the middle that are distinguishable from others dorsal setae; 3) one row of five simple setae near distolateral margin of labrum; 4) distal margin of labrum with bifid setae; 5) distolateral margin of labrum with bifid and pectinate setae; 6) right mandible incisors cleft; 7) outer incisor of right mandible without vestigial denticle; 8) maxillary palp 1.75× the length of galea-lacinia; 9) apical half of paraglossa without an abrupt decrease in width (rounded condition) (similar to Figs 22 and 25 ); 10) angle between inner margin of labial palp segment III and distal margin of segment II around 90°; 11) lobe of labial palp segment II relatively rounded ( Fig. 17 ); 12) base of labial palp segment III 0.40× the width of segment II ( Fig. 17 ); 13) labial palp with length of segment III 0.90× the width of its base ( Fig. 17 ); 14) hind wing pads absent; 15) anterior surface of forefemur with one sparse row of blunt setae near dorsal margin (dashed line ellipse in Fig. 14 ); 16) medial row of setae on anterior surface of forefemur sparse (dashed line rectangle in Fig. 14 ); 17) anterior surface of forefemur with one sparse row of blunt setae near the ventral margin (bracket in Fig. 14 ); 18) fore tarsal claw 0.50× the length of the tarsus, with minute denticles ( Fig. 14 ); 19) abdominal color pattern as in Figure 1 ; 20) length of gills at least 2.0× the length of the subsequent abdominal segment ( Fig. 1 ).

Distribution. North Carolina ( U.S.A.) ( McCafferty & Lenat 2004).

Material examined. One nymph in ethanol ( holotype), USA, North Carolina, Guilford Co., South Buffalo Cr. at SR 2821, vii.1993, D. Lenat and T. McPherson cols. [ PERC] . One nymph on slides ( paratype), same data as holotype [ PERC] .

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 13. Photographs of North American species. 1. Paracloeodes fleeki, dorsal view of nymph (holotype); 2. Paracloeodes lugoi, dorsal view of thorax and abdomen of nymph (paratype); 3. Paracloeodes minutus, dorsal view of male imago (paratype of P. abditus); 4. Paracloeodes minutus, dorsal view of nymph (paratype of P. abditus); 5. Paracloeodes lotor n. sp., dorsal view of abdomen; 6. Paracloeodes lotor n. sp., ventral view of abdomen; 7. Paracloeodes lotor n. sp., lateral view of body; 8. Paracloeodes lotor n. sp., dorsal view of thorax; 9. Paracloeodes fleeki, frontal view of head (holotype); 10. Paracloeodes lugoi, frontal view of head (paratype); 11. Paracloeodes lotor n. sp., frontal view of head; 12. Paracloeodes minutus, ventral view of male genitalia (P. abditus paratype); 13. Paracloeodes minutus, detail of subgenital plate (holotype of P. minutus).

FIGURES 17 – 25. 17. Paracloeodes fleeki, shape of segment II and III of labial palp (paratype); 18. Paracloeodes lugoi, shape of segment II and III of labial palp (holotype), red lines demonstrate how ratios were measured; 19. Paracloeodes minutus, shape of segment II and III of labial palp (paratype of P. abditus); 20. Paracloeodes lotor n. sp., photograph, subtriangular shape of glossa and paraglossa (holotype); 21. Paracloeodes lugoi, photograph, intermediary degree of roundness on glossa and paraglossa; 22. Paracloeodes minutus, photograph, subcircular or rounded shape of glossa and paraglossa (P. abditus paratype); 23. Paracloeodes lotor n. sp., line drawing, subtriangular shape of glossa and paraglossa; 24. Paracloeodes lugoi, line drawing, intermediary degree of roundness on glossa and paraglossa; 25. Paracloeodes minutus, line drawing, subcircular or rounded shape of glossa and paraglossa (P. abditus paratype).

FIGURES 14 – 16. Forelegs of nymphs. 14. Paracloeodes fleeki (paratype), red lines demonstrate how ratios were measured, regular arrow indicates the ventral row of setae of femur, bracket indicates the row of blunt setae near ventral margin, dashed line rectangle indicates the medial row of setae on anterior surface of forefemur, dashed line ellipse indicates the row of blunt setae near dorsal margin, the dashed line arrow indicates the dorsal row of setae on femur; 15. Paracloeodes lugoi (holotype); 16. Paracloeodes minutus (paratype of P. abditus).