Simothraulopsis janae Mariano, 2010

Nascimento, Stênio Raniery de Sousa, Lima, Lucas Ramos Costa & de Azevêdo, Carlos Augusto Silva, 2020, Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900 (Insecta, Ephemeroptera) from Maranhão state, Brazil, Check List 16 (3), pp. 579-591 : 586

Simothraulopsis janae Mariano, 2010 Figures 21, 40

Simothraulopsis janae Mariano 2010: 132 ; Lima et al. 2012b: 311;

Gama-Neto and Hamada 2014: 285; Nascimento et al. 2017: 37.

Diagnosis. Male imago: 1) hind wing with costal projection forming an acute angle, located approximately ⅔ distance from base to apex of wing; 2) abdominal segments II–VI with translucent white basal bands ( Fig. 21); 3) penis lobes with sclerotized thin plate on dorsal region ( Fig. 40); 4) penis lobes slender, fused on basal ⅔ ( Fig. 40); 5) penis projection spine­like, of moderate size (approximately ½ of the total length of penis lobes) and laterally directed ( Fig. 40); 6) ventral region of penis lobes without a well-marked sclerotized region ( Fig. 40). Adapted from Mariano (2010).

Geographical distribution. Brazil: states of Bahia, Mato Grosso, Maranhão *, Minas Gerais, Pará, Pernambuco, Rondônia, and Roraima.

Material examined. BRAZIL • 15 imagos ♂; Mara- nhão state, Caxias municipality, Riacho Guarimã ; 04° 50′02.9″S, 043°29′06.1″W; 51 m a.s.l.; 16 Jun. 2018; S. R. S. Nascimento leg; light trap; LEAq . • 3 imagos ♂; Maranhão state, Codó municipality, Rio Saco ; 04°31′ 57.3″S, 043°54′48.4″W; 62 m a.s.l.; 11 Sep. 2018; S. R. S. Nascimento leg; light trap; LEAq . • 5 imagos ♂; Mara- nhão state, Timbiras municipality, Caixa D’água, Rio Itapecuru ; 04°16′41.0″S, 043°57′16.3″W; 21 m a.s.l.; 13 Sep. 2018; S. R. S. Nascimento leg; light trap; LEAq . • 12 imagos ♂; Maranhão state, Codó municipality, Rio Saco , BR316 ; 04°37′29.4″S, 043°54′09.1″W; 63 m a.s.l.; 22 Oct. 2019; S. R. S. Nascimento, L. R. C. Lima and J.I.S. Jesus leg; light trap; CZMA .