Nonnullidens mariae ( Peters & Tsui 1972 ) Kluge, 2013

Kluge, Nikita J., 2013, Mayflies of the genus Nonnullidens Grant & Peters 1993 (Ephemeroptera: Leptophlebiidae) from New Guinea, Zootaxa 3722 (1), pp. 33-49 : 48

Nonnullidens mariae ( Peters & Tsui 1972) , comb.n.

= Thraulus mariae Peters & Tsui 1972

= Barba mariae: Grant & Peters 1993

Material. Indonesia, prov. Papua, Baliem Valley, river Elagaima , 15–19.VIII.2012, coll. N. Kluge & L. Sheyko: 7 female larvae .

Larva. On labrum, both transverse setal rows dense and irregular: setal bases are situated close one to another and form a stripe of 3 or 4 setal bases width (similar to N. variegatus — Fig. 1 ). Femora have long spine-like setae on outer margin numerous, dense, irregularly arranged (similar to Fig. 10 ). Other characters as described in literature ( Peters & Tsui, 1972; Grant & Peters, 1993)

Dimension. Length of last instar larva 9 mm.

Habitat. Larvae were collected together with N. variegatus (see above).

Figures

FIGURES 1–3. Nonnullidens variegatus, larva. 1, labrum, dorsal view (setae of transverse rows not shown, their bases shown as dots and levels of their apices shown by interrupted lines); 2, pretarsal claw; 3, left mandible (2, holotype).

FIGURES 4–10. Nonnullidens variegatus, larva. 4–6, tergalii of I, II and VII pairs (ventral lamella turned back); 7–9, outline and hypodermal coloration of fore, middle and hind legs (setae not shown); 10, femur of middle leg (hypodermal coloration not shown) (4–6, holotype).