Xyrodromeus africanus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Baetoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Ordo: Ephemeroptera Subordo: Pisciformia Superfamilia: Baetoidea

Familia: Baetidae
Genus: Xyrodromeus
Species: Xyrodromeus africanus

Name

Xyrodromeus africanus Lugo-Ortiz & McCafferty, 1997

Holotype: Larva, Kenya, Turasha R, 2800 m, 0°40'S/ 36°40'E, 9-i-1991, R. W. Grffiths and S.D. Cooper. Paratype: Larva, same data [mouthparts, forelegs, tergum 4, gill 4, and paraproct on slide (medium: Euparal)]. Other material: larva, same data. Type deposited in Purdue Entomological Research Collection, West Lafayette, Indiana.

References

Primary references

Lugo-Ortiz, C.R. & McCafferty, W.P. 1997. New Afrotropical genus of Baetidae (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) with blade like mandibles. Bulletin de la Société d'histoire naturelle de Toulouse 133: 41–46. PDF. Reference page.