Afronurus gilliesiana Braasch, 1990

Boonsoong, Boonsatien & Braasch, Dietrich, 2013, Heptageniidae (Insecta, Ephemeroptera) of Thailand, ZooKeys 272, pp. 61-93 : 82

Afronurus gilliesiana Braasch, 1990 Fig. 4F

Cinygmina gilliesiana Braasch, 1990: 8, 10, Figs 13.1-13.4, 14-16. (orig.)

Afronurus gilliesiana Braasch, 1990 (comb.)

Larva (F).

Braasch 1990: 8, 10, Figs 13.1-13.4, 14-16.

Adult.

Unknown.

Eggs.

Unknown.

Distribution.

Mae Sot district (Tak province).

Diagnosis.

The larva of Afronurus gilliesiana can be distinguished from congeners by the combination of the following characters: head with indistinct spots; gill 1 broadly lanceolate (Fig. 13.1, Braasch 1990); gill 3 widely rounded triangular (Fig. 13.2, Braasch 1990), gill 5 obliquely rounded triangular with small projection (Fig. 13.3, Braasch 1990), and broad asymmetrically oval gill 7 (Fig. 13.4, Braasch 1990).

Habitat and biology.

The larvae of Afronurus gilliesiana were found in headwater streams in northern Thailand.

Remarks.

Only larva of Afronurus gilliesiana was reported from northern part of Thailand ( Braasch 1990). The larva of Afronurus gilliesiana were described by Braasch (1990). The adults of Afronurus gilliesiana are unknown.