New subgenera of Holarctic mayflies (Ephemeroptera: Heptageniidae, Leptophlebiidae, Ephemerellidae)
N.Ju. Kluge
Abstract. Three new subgenera are described: (1) Caucasiron subgen. n. (type species Cinygma caucasica Tshernova, 1938) of the genus Epeorus s. l. (Heptageniidae), which includes several Caucasian and Middle Asian species formerly placed in the subgenus (or genus) Iron; (2) Neoleptophlebia subgen. n. (type species Paraleptophlebia chocolata Imanishi, 1937) of the genus Leptophlebia s. l. (Leptophlebiidae), which includes several Asian and North American species formerly placed in the subgenus (or genus) Paraleptophlebia; (3) monotypic subgenus Amurella subgen. n. (type species Ephemerella gracilis Tshernova, 1952) of the genus Ephemerella s. l. (Ephemerellidae).
Zoosystematica Rossica, 1996, 5(2): 233–235 ▪ Published in print 15 May 1997
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