Epeorus (Caucasiron) alborzicus Hrivniak & Sroka, 2020

Hrivniak, Ľubos, Sroka, Pavel, Bojkova, Jindriska & Godunko, Roman J., 2020, Identification guide to larvae of Caucasian Epeorus (Caucasiron) (Ephemeroptera, Heptageniidae), ZooKeys 986, pp. 1-53 : 1

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https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.986.56276

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scientific name

Epeorus (Caucasiron) alborzicus Hrivniak & Sroka, 2020
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Epeorus (Caucasiron) alborzicus Hrivniak & Sroka, 2020 Figs 39 View Figure 39 , 40 View Figure 40 , 41 View Figure 41

Type locality.

Iran, Mazandaran Province, Panjab village, unnamed brook (left tributary of Haraz River); 36°05'52.818"N / 52°15'15.987"E (locality no. 152); 955 m a.s.l.

Distribution.

Northern Iran. Species endemic to the Alborz Mountains (Fig. 39 View Figure 39 ).

Habitat.

Larvae inhabit small rivers at middle and high altitude in the central Alborz. Altitudinal range of sampling sites 750-2438 m a.s.l. (Fig. 39 View Figure 39 ). Most frequently found at altitudes above 1000 m a.s.l. At high altitudes often syntopic with E. (C.) iranicus .

Main morphological diagnostics of larvae.

(i) abdominal terga as on Fig. 40H, I View Figure 40 ; (ii) abdominal sterna II-VI with circular central medial macula of various intensity (Fig. 40B, L-N View Figure 40 ); (iii) tergum X with postero-lateral projections (Fig. 41K View Figure 41 , arrow), (iv) femora without medial hypodermal spot (Fig. 40F, G View Figure 40 ); (v) gill plates VII (in natural position from ventral view) wide (Figs 40J, K View Figure 40 , 41H-J View Figure 41 ); (vi) setae on abdominal terga hair-like (Fig. 41E View Figure 41 ); (vii) gill plates III with well-developed projection (Fig. 41G View Figure 41 ).

Remarks.

Taxonomy. This species was described based on larvae collected from Alborz Mts. ( Hrivniak et al. 2020a). Imagines not described.

The type series is currently deposited in SMNS, IECA, and Natural History Museum and Genetic Resources, Department of Environment, Tehran, Iran (MMTT_DOE).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Ephemeroptera

Family

Heptageniidae

Genus

Epeorus