Askola cipoensis, Dominguez, Molineri & Mariano, 2009

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 cipoensis sp. nov. Domínguez, Molineri & Mariano

Male imago. Length: body and fore wing, 4.5–5.3 mm. General coloration ( Fig. 7 ) yellowish, abdomen washed with gray. Head ( Figs. 8–9 ). Dorsal portion of eyes yellowish brown, lower portion black; eyes widely separated dorsally on meson of head by ca. twice width of lateral ocelli; head yellowish washed with black between ocelli. Antennae: scape yellowish brown, pedicel yellowish white with a grayish band on apical half, flagellum whitish. Thorax yellowish with carinae and sutures slightly darker. Legs yellowish paler toward apex and with narrow subapical blackish band on tibiae, stronger on tibia I, and subapical blackish band on femora III. Wings ( Fig. 27 ). Membrane hyaline with longitudinal and cross veins yellowish gray lighter towards hind margin; no costal cross veins basad to bulla. Abdomen ( Fig. 7 ) translucent yellowish white except segments VIII–X whitish, segments I–II and VIII–X heavily washed with black; segments III–VII with a transversal blackish band, narrower at center. Terga I–IX with a transparent medial line. Genitalia ( Figs. 34–36 ): styliger plate yellowish with hind margin orangeish; forceps light yellow washed with gray lighter toward apex, penes yellowish orange washed with gray. Caudal filaments yellowish white with every other intersegmental union with a narrow black band.

Material: Holotype male imago and 14 paratypes male imagos from Brazil, Minas Gerais, Serra do Cipó , km 126, II-1973, P. Montouchet & I. Sazima . Holotype and 6 paratypes deposited at MZSP, 7 paratypes at IFML .

Etymology: cipoensis, from the type locality, Serra do Cipó.

Discussion: male imago of Askola cipoensis sp. nov. can be distinguished by the following combination of characters: 1) General coloration yellowish, abdomen washed with gray ( Fig. 7 ); 2) dorsal portion of eyes yellowish brown, eyes widely separated dorsally on meson of head ( Figs. 8–9 ); 3) no costal cross veins basad to bulla ( Fig. 27 ); 4) forceps light yellow washed with gray; 5) penes extending slightly beyond posterior margin of styliger plate ( Figs. 34–35 ).

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.

FIGURES 25–36. Askola. Figs 25–27, male fore wing: 25, Askola emmerichi sp.nov.; 26, Askola paprockii sp. nov.; 27, Askola cipoensis sp. nov. Figs 28–30, Askola emmerichi sp.nov.: 28, genitalia, ventral view; 29, genitalia, lateral view; 30, penes, detail. Figs 31–33, Askola paprockii sp. nov.: 31, genitalia, ventral view; 32, genitalia, lateral view; 33, penes, detail. Figs 34–36, Askola cipoensis sp. nov.: 34, genitalia, ventral view; 35, genitalia, lateral view; 36, penes, detail.