Waynokiops palifer, Kluge, 2022

Kluge, Nikita, 2022, Two new species of Waynokiops Hill et al. 2010 (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae) from the Oriental Region, Zootaxa 5182 (1), pp. 41-63 : 56

Waynokiops palifer sp. n.

( Figs 62–63 , 65–94 )

Etymology. From pala (Lat.)—scoop, and fero (Lat.)—to bear; allusion to scoop-like median protrusion of abdominal tergum II of larva ( Fig. 88 ).

Material examined. Holotype: Mature female larva ready to molt to subimago, INDIA, Karnataka state, Udupi district, river Seethanadhi near Seethanadhi , 6 km from Someswar , 30.I.2013, coll. N. Kluge & L. Sheyko.

Figures

FIGURES 60–63. Waynokiops spp., eggs. 60–61, W. pentacanthus sp. n.; 62–63, W. palifer sp. n.

FIGURES 65–71. Waynokiops palifer sp. n., larva. 65–66, anterior margin of labrum, with focus on dorsal and ventral sides; 67, outline of labrum; 68, maxilla; 69, apex of left mandible; 70, glossae and paraglossae (at left dorsal view, at right ventral view); 71, 2nd and 3rd segments of labial palp.

FIGURES 72–80. Waynokiops palifer sp. n., larva. 72, abdomen without tergalii II–VI; 73, enlarged posterolateral spine of uromere VI; 74–78, tergalii II–VI; 79, hind leg with subimaginal leg inside; 80, paraproct.

FIGURES 81–87. Waynokiops palifer sp. n. 81, head of female subimago in larval cuticle; 82–83, thorax and abdomen of female subimago extracted from larval cuticle, ventral and dorsal view; 84–86, larval fore, middle and hind legs with subimaginal legs inside; 87, proximal part of claw.

FIGURES 88–94. Waynokiops palifer sp. n., larval exuviae. 88–90, fragments of abdominal terga II, VI and IX; 91, fragment of female sternum IX; 92–94, tergalii I, II and IV.