Integrative delimitation of a new<i> Epeorus</i> (<i> Caucasiron</i> ) (Ephemeroptera, Heptageniidae) from the Caucasus with a supplement to the identification guide of Caucasian and Irano-Anatolian species
ZOOKEYS, vol.2024, no.1214, pp.265-279, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 2024 Issue: 1214
- Publication Date: 2024
- Doi Number: 10.3897/zookeys.1214.131266
- Journal Name: ZOOKEYS
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database, Directory of Open Access Journals
- Page Numbers: pp.265-279
- Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
As part of our detailed study of the Caucasian mayfly fauna, we describe Epeorus ( Cau- casiron) abditus sp. nov., a new species of the genus Epeorus Eaton, 1881, subgenus Caucasiron Kluge, 1997, based on larvae collected in T & uuml;rkiye, Georgia, and Russia. We use several methodological approaches to delimit the new species by analysing COI sequence data and larval morphology. We provide a comparison with related taxa and diagnostic characters allowing determination of the larvae. We also update the identification key for the Caucasian species of E . ( Caucasiron ) with E . (C.) abditus sp. nov. and two recently described species, E . (C.) hyrcanicus Hrivniak & Sroka, 2021 and E . (C.) tripertitus Hrivniak & Sroka, 2022.