Afronurus rainulfiana Braasch, 1990

Boonsoong, Boonsatien & Braasch, Dietrich, 2013, Heptageniidae (Insecta, Ephemeroptera) of Thailand, ZooKeys 272, pp. 61-93 : 83

Afronurus rainulfiana Braasch, 1990 Fig. 4G

Cinygmina rainulfiana Braasch, 1990: 8, 10, 11, Figs 9-12, Figs 18.1-18.3. (orig.)

Afronurus rainulfiana Braasch, 1990 (comb.)

Larva (M).

Braasch 1990: 8, 10, 11, Figs 9-12, Figs 18.1-18.3.

Adult.

Unknown.

Eggs.

Unknown.

Distribution.

Mae Sot district (Tak province).

Diagnosis.

The larvae of Afronurus rainulfiana can be distinguished from congeners by the combination of the following characters: head with a distinct pattern of light spots (Fig. 9), a broad banana-shaped gill 1 (Fig. 18.1, Braasch 1990), asymmetrically oval gill 6 with sloping finger-like projection (Fig. 18.2, Braasch 1990) and gill 7 narrowly lanceolate (Fig. 18.3, Braasch 1990).

Habitat and biology.

The larvae of Afronurus rainulfiana were found in headwater streams.

Remarks.

Only larva of Afronurus rainulfiana was reported from northern part of Thailand and was described by Braasch (1990). The adults of Afronurus rainulfiana are unknown.