First record and a new species description of Dudgeodes (Ephemeroptera: Teloganodidae) from South India

Authors: SANKARAPPAN ANBALAGAN, CHELLAPANDIAN BALACHANDRAN, MANI KANNAN, SUNDARAM DINAKARAN, MUTHUKALINGAN KRISHNAN

Abstract: Dudgeodes bharathidasani sp. nov. is described from the Western Ghats of South India. The nymphs of this species were found in the seepage areas of a stream, and they were associated with the nets constructed by trichopteran larvae (Hydropsychidae: Hydropsyche).

Keywords: Dudgeodes, new species, Teloganodidae, mayfly, South India

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