Paramaka Savage & Peters, 1992

Salles, F. F., Domínguez, E., Mariano, R., Boldrini, R., Clavier, S. & Lima, L. R. C., 2025, A review of Paramaka Savage & Peters, 1992 (Ephemeroptera: Leptophlebiidae) with the description of two new species, Zootaxa 5590 (3), pp. 401-421 : 402-403

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Paramaka Savage & Peters, 1992 View in CoL

Thraulus View in CoL [partim]; Spieth, 1943: 10.

Hermanella View in CoL [partim]; Demoulin, 1966: 12.

Paramaka Savage & Domínguez, 1992: 244 View in CoL ; Blanco-Belmonte et al., 2003: 117; Sartori, 2005: 243; Domínguez et al., 2006: 463; Mariano, 2011: 46; Domínguez et al., 2014: 308 View Cited Treatment .

Diagnoses. Male imago: 1) eyes meeting on meson of head ( Figs. 3C View FIGURE 3 , 4A View FIGURE 4 , 7A View FIGURE 7 ); 2) cross vein above fork of MA slanted ( Fig. 8A View FIGURE 8 ); 3) fork of MA and MP asymmetrical ( Fig. 8A View FIGURE 8 ); 4) penes divided, each lobe with ( Figs. 2E View FIGURE 2 , 4D View FIGURE 4 ) or without ( Figs. 7E View FIGURE 7 , 8C, 8D View FIGURE 8 ) a long spine ventromedially directed [telopenis according to Kluge (2007)]; 5) posteromedial projection of styliger plate single, short triangular ( Figs. 2E View FIGURE 2 , 4D View FIGURE 4 ) to long and lanceolate ( Figs. 7E View FIGURE 7 , 8C View FIGURE 8 ); and 6) female sternum IX with distal margin widely cleft.

Nymph: 1) labrum greatly expanded laterally, 1.3–2.2x maximum width of clypeus ( Figs. 2A, 2B View FIGURE 2 , 3B View FIGURE 3 , 10A View FIGURE 10 ); 2) maxilla with short tusk at distomedial margin ( Fig. 10D View FIGURE 10 ); 3) gills plate-like, apically rounded to obtuse, with or without a pointed projection; 4) gills present on abdominal segments I to VI and vestigial or absent on abdominal segment VII; 5) posterolateral projections present on segments VII or VIII to IX.

Distribution. Neotropical, from Southeastern Brazil (Minas Gerais) to Northern South America (Central Colombia to Northern Venezuela) ( Fig. 1 View FIGURE 1 ).

Species included. Paramaka antonii Sartori, 2005 ; Paramaka convexa ( Spieth, 1943) (type-species); Paramaka incognita Domínguez, Grillet, Nieto, Molineri & Guerrero, 2014 ; P. froehlichi Lima & Salles, 2023; Paramaka pearljam Mariano, 2011 ; Paramaka takari sp. nov.; and Paramaka lucimarae sp. nov.

References

Demoulin, G. (1966) Contribution a l'etude des Ephemeropteres du Surinam. Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, 42, 1-22.

Dominguez, E., Molineri, C., Pescador, M. L, Hubbard, M. D. & Nieto, C. (2006) Ephemeroptera of South America. Aquatic Biodiversity of Latin America. Vol. 2. Pensoft Publishers, Sofia-Moscow, 646 pp.

Dominguez, E., Grillet, M. E., Nieto, C., Molineri, C. & Guerrero, E. (2014) Ephemeroptera from the Venezuelan Guayanas's Uplands: Families Leptophlebiidae, Euthyplociidae and Oligoneuriidae. Zootax a, 3827 (3), 301-317. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3827.3.1

Kluge, N. J. (2007) A new taxon Hermanellonota, or subtribe Hermanellini subtr. n. (Ephemeroptera: Leptophlebiidae: Hagenulini), with description of three new species from Peruvian Amazonia. Russian Entomological Journal, 16, 385-400.

Lima, M., Brasil, L. S., Juen, L., Rivera-Perez, J. M., Dias-Silva, K. & Salles, F. F. (2023) Hermanella complex on Northern Brazil (Ephemeroptera: Leptophlebiidae): New species and stage descriptions. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 67 (Spe), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1590/1806-9665-RBENT-2023-0063

Mariano, R. (2011) A new species of Paramaka Savage & Dominguez, 1992 (Ephemeroptera: Leptophlebiidae: Atalophlebiinae) from Brazil. Zootaxa, 3038 (1), 45-50. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3038.1.3

Sartori, M. (2005) A new species of the genus Paramaka Savage & Dominguez, 1992 with some comments on related genera (Ephemeroptera, Leptophlebiidae, Atalophlebiinae). Studies on Neotropical Fauna & Environment, 40, 237-245. https://doi.org/10.1080/01650520500208481

Savage, H. M. & Dominguez, E. (1992) A new genus of Atalophlebiinae (Ephemeroptera, Leptophlebiidae) from northern South America. Aquatic Insects, 14 (4), 243-248. https://doi.org/10.1080/01650429209361489

Spieth, H. (1943) Taxonomic studies on the Ephemeroptera. III. Some interesting Ephemerids from Surinam and other neotropical localities. American Museum Novitates, 1244, 1-13.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Paramaka spp.: Partial map of South America showing the distributional records of the species of the genus.

FIGURE 2. Paramaka spp., nymph and imago: A) head of P. antonii (paratype); B) head of P. convexa from French Guiana; C) hind leg of P. convexa from French Guiana; D) genitalia of P. convexa from Amazonas, Brazil, ventral view; E) abdomen of male imago of P. convexa from Amapá, Brazil, dorsal view.

FIGURE 3. Paramaka spp., nymph and imago: A) head and thorax of the male imago of P. froehlichi (paratype), lateral view; B) head of nymph of P. incognita from Roraima, Brazil; C) head and thorax of the male imago of P. incognita from Roraima, Brazil, dorsal view; D) abdomen of male imago of P. incognita from Roraima, Brazil, lateral view; E) abdomen of female imago of P. incognita from Roraima, Brazil, dorsal view.

FIGURE 4. Paramaka lucimarae sp. nov., adults: A) habitus of male imago, dorsal view; B) head and thorax of male imago, lateral view; C) abdomen of male imago, lateral view; D) genitalia, ventral view; E) head and thorax of female imago, dorsal view; F) abdomen of female imago, dorsal view.

FIGURE 7. Paramaka takari sp. nov., male imago (A to F, material from type-locality): A) head and thorax, dorsal view; B) idem, lateral view; C) abdomen, dorsal view; D) idem, lateral view; E) genitalia, ventral view; F) idem, lateral view; G and H) abdomen, dorsal view, variations in coloration (material from French Guiana).

FIGURE 8. Paramaka takari sp. nov., male imago: A) fore wing; B) hind wing; C) schematic representation of male genitalia mounted on slide; D) idem, detail of penis lobe.

FIGURE 10. Paramaka sp. A., nymphal mouth parts: A) partial view of head and labrum (dorsal view); B) left mandible (dorsal view); C) right mandible (dorsal view); D) maxilla (dorsal view); E) idem, detail of distomedial corner (dorsal view); F) hypopharynx (ventral view); G) labium (ventral view).