A new species of Caenis Stephens, 1835 and description of male subimaginal characters of Caenis americani Srinivasan et al., 2021 (Ephemeroptera: Caenidae) from the Western Ghats, South India

Abstract

Caenis limai sp. n. is described from the Veerapandi River in Theni, South India based on the larva, adult, and egg stages. The total number of Caenis species in India thereby is being augmented to eleven. The most closely related species to Caenis limai sp. n. is Caenis ulmeriana Malzacher, 2015 and the comparisons between both species are discussed herewith. The most important male subimaginal characters of Caenis americani Srinivasan et al., 2021 is described for the first time.

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Keywords:

• Caenini
• Caenis americani
• Caenis limai sp. n.
• mayfly
• Western Ghats

Acknowledgements

We are grateful to Dr Davamani Christober (Principal and Secretary of The American College, Madurai) for his constant support in completing this research work.

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