BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT
Fauna of New Zealand
Leptophlebiidae (Insecta: Ephemeroptera); Mayflies (in part)
by David Towns
and William L. Peters
Abstract. The mayflies of New Zealand in the Leptophlebiidae (Atalophlebiinae) are revised. A new diagnosis for the family is provided. Abbreviated descriptions are provided for genera and species previously revised by us, and full descriptions are given for 14 species (8 of them new) and 2 new genera. The fauna now comprises 30 species in 12 genera. A new genus is established for a new species in a phyletic lineage previously unknown from New Zealand and related to genera in Madagascar. A new genus and combination are provided to accommodate an ephemerellid-like species previously assigned to Zephlebia. All life stages are associated and described for species of Deleatidium, which is divided into 2 subgenera. Deleatidium sensu stricto contains 8 species, 2 of which are new. Penniketellum is reduced to a subgenus within Deleatidium, and a new species is described. A new species of Mauiulus is described. The previous subdivision of Zephlebia into 2 subgenera is revoked, and 3 new species are described. The relationships of all genera and species are discussed, keys are provided for identification of imagos and nymphs, and key taxonomic characters are illustrated.
Available September 1996
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