New Baetidae (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) Records from Venezuela and Nymph Description of an Unnamed Fallceon Species

New Baetidae (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) Records from Venezuela and Nymph Description of an Unnamed Fallceon Species

The Ephemeroptera fauna in Venezuela is poorly known, as is also the case in others areas in South America. Recently, two studies increased from 33 to 50 the number of species recorded in Venezuela. The objective of the present study is to report for the first time in Venezuela the following species...

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Main Authors: Paulo Vilela Cruz, Rafael Boldrini, Carlos F. Quinto, Hortencia Frontado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Zoology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/837092
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spelling doaj-b2ea6be295fc4d5195882cd25a1d7c482020-11-24T22:30:22ZengHindawi LimitedInternational Journal of Zoology1687-84771687-84852012-01-01201210.1155/2012/837092837092New Baetidae (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) Records from Venezuela and Nymph Description of an Unnamed Fallceon SpeciesPaulo Vilela Cruz0Rafael Boldrini1Carlos F. Quinto2Hortencia Frontado3Programa de Pós-Graduação em Entomologia, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), 69060-001 Manaus, AM, BrazilPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Entomologia, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), 69060-001 Manaus, AM, BrazilArea de Epidemiologia, Museo Entomológico “Dr. Pablo Cova Garcia”, Instituto de Altos Estudios “Dr. Arnoldo Gabaldón” IAE-MPPS, 2103 Maracay, VenezuelaArea de Epidemiologia, Museo Entomológico “Dr. Pablo Cova Garcia”, Instituto de Altos Estudios “Dr. Arnoldo Gabaldón” IAE-MPPS, 2103 Maracay, VenezuelaThe Ephemeroptera fauna in Venezuela is poorly known, as is also the case in others areas in South America. Recently, two studies increased from 33 to 50 the number of species recorded in Venezuela. The objective of the present study is to report for the first time in Venezuela the following species: Baetodes levis; Camelobaetidius edmundsi; Fallceon sp.; Mayobaetis ellenae. The nymph of Fallceon sp. is described, but is not named because adults were not reared to allow species identification; however, description of this nymph indicates the presence of this genus in South America.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/837092
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author Paulo Vilela Cruz
Rafael Boldrini
Carlos F. Quinto
Hortencia Frontado
spellingShingle Paulo Vilela Cruz
Rafael Boldrini
Carlos F. Quinto
Hortencia Frontado
New Baetidae (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) Records from Venezuela and Nymph Description of an Unnamed Fallceon Species
International Journal of Zoology
author_facet Paulo Vilela Cruz
Rafael Boldrini
Carlos F. Quinto
Hortencia Frontado
author_sort Paulo Vilela Cruz
title New Baetidae (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) Records from Venezuela and Nymph Description of an Unnamed Fallceon Species
title_short New Baetidae (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) Records from Venezuela and Nymph Description of an Unnamed Fallceon Species
title_full New Baetidae (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) Records from Venezuela and Nymph Description of an Unnamed Fallceon Species
title_fullStr New Baetidae (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) Records from Venezuela and Nymph Description of an Unnamed Fallceon Species
title_full_unstemmed New Baetidae (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) Records from Venezuela and Nymph Description of an Unnamed Fallceon Species
title_sort new baetidae (insecta: ephemeroptera) records from venezuela and nymph description of an unnamed fallceon species
publisher Hindawi Limited
series International Journal of Zoology
issn 1687-8477
1687-8485
publishDate 2012-01-01
description The Ephemeroptera fauna in Venezuela is poorly known, as is also the case in others areas in South America. Recently, two studies increased from 33 to 50 the number of species recorded in Venezuela. The objective of the present study is to report for the first time in Venezuela the following species: Baetodes levis; Camelobaetidius edmundsi; Fallceon sp.; Mayobaetis ellenae. The nymph of Fallceon sp. is described, but is not named because adults were not reared to allow species identification; however, description of this nymph indicates the presence of this genus in South America.
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