Askola froehlichi Peters, 1969

Domínguez, Eduardo, Molineri, Carlos & Mariano, Rodolfo, 2009, Revision of the South American species of Hagenulopsis Ulmer and Askola Peters (Ephemeroptera: Leptophlebiidae) with description of six new species, Zootaxa 2142 (1), pp. 29-44 : 34

Askola froehlichi Peters

Askola froehlichi Peters, 1969: 255 (male, female, nymph); Da-Silva, 2002: 1.

Material: 1 male imago from Brazil, SP, Casa Grande , Rib. Coruja, 11- IV- 1983, light, C. G. Froehlich col. ; 1 male imago from Brazil, SP, Campos do Jordão , Parque Estadual Campos do Jordão, córrego Galharada, 16- X-1998, C. G. Froehlich & H. Paprocki cols .; 1 male imago from Brazil, SP, Campos do Jordão , Parque Estadual Campos do Jordão , rio Sapucaí e córrego Galharada, 7–8/I/1986, C. G. Froehlich & L. G. Oliveira cols .; 1 male imago, 6 male subimagos and 3 female subimagos from Brazil, SP, Campos do Jordão , Parque Estadual Campos do Jordão , 16-XII-1987, C. G. Froehlich & L. G. Oliveira cols.; 2 mature male nymphs from Brazil, SP, Campos do Jordão, Parque Estadual Campos do Jordão, 18-XI-1987, C. G. Froehlich & L. G. Oliveira cols .; 1 male and 1 female from Brazil, SP, Jundiaí , Serra do Japi , Trilha da cachoeira do Paraíso, riacho paraíso, S23°14 W46°57 ”, 1050 m, 18–20-XII-2007, Puçá, L. S. Lecci; R. A. Moretto & E. A. Nascimento cols .; 1 male and 1 female from Brazil, SP, Jundiaí , Serra do Japi, córrego Paraiso, 20- II- 2008, Malaise trap, L. S. Lecci, R. A. Moretto & E. A. Nascimento cols. All material deposited at MZSP, except 1 male imago from Rib. Corujá, 1 male imago and one nymph from Campos do Jordão , 1 male and 1 female imagos from Serra do Japi .

Discussion: male imago of Askola froehlichi can be distinguished by the following combination of characters:1) General coloration yellowish, abdomen washed with gray ( Fig. 10 ), wings hyaline; 2) dorsal portion of eyes blackish ( Figs. 11–12 ); 3) 4 weak costal cross veins basad to and 1 on bulla; 4) basal 1/3 of forceps brown, remainder paler; 5) penes not extending beyond posterior margin of styliger plate.

Figures

FIGURES 7–12. Askola. Figs 7–9, Askola cipoensis sp. nov., male imago. 7, general aspect, lateral view; 8, head, dorsal view; 9, head, lateral view. Figs 10–12, A. froehlichi, male imago. 10, general aspect, lateral view; 11, head, dorsal view; 12, head, lateral view.