Neoephemera

Holland, Victor B., Beaty, Steven R. & Jacobus, Luke M., 2016, A new species of Neoephemera McDunnough, 1925 (Ephemeroptera: Neoephemeridae) from North Carolina and Virginia, Zootaxa 4138 (1), pp. 139-154 : 151-152

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4138.1.6
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:68B85686-A460-4989-A74B-0F6E97BF761B
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6072229
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/AD3787FF-B340-FFD1-FF34-F955ECD7D472
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Neoephemera
status

Treatment

Key to imagos of North American Neoephemera View in CoL View at ENA species

(modified from Bae & McCafferty, 1998)

1 Forewing longitudinal veins purplish black. Body length> 13 mm ...................................... N. purpurea View in CoL

- Forewing longitudinal veins pale. Body length 7–10.5 mm ..................................................... 2

2(1) Caudal filaments annulated on alternating segments.......................................................... 3

- Caudal filaments not annulated...........................................................................4

3(2) Male dorsal maculations as in Fig. 18 View FIGURES 18 – 22 ; male foretibia at least 2× as long as mid- and hind- tibia and all female leg lengths sub- equal ( Figs 23–25 View FIGURES 23 – 28 ); legs white with apical banding on femora faint or absent; obovate anteronotal protuberance on the meso- thorax ( Fig. 29 View FIGURES 29 – 30 )................................................................................. N. eatoni

- Male dorsal maculations as in Fig. 19 View FIGURES 18 – 22 ; male fore tibia <2× the length of mid and hind tibia ( Figs 26–28 View FIGURES 23 – 28 ); females with hind legs longer than mid legs; legs smoky with distinct purplish black apical banding on femora; anteronotal protuberance a curvilinear triangle ( Fig. 30 View FIGURES 29 – 30 ).......................................................................... N. youngi View in CoL

4(2) Forefemora colored with purplish grey markings. Tarsi annulated...................................... N. compressa View in CoL

- Forefemora pale. Tarsal annulation absent............................................................ N. bicolor