A new species of Isonychia Eaton, 1871 (Ephemeroptera: Isonychiidae) from Taishun, China based on morphological characteristics and COX1 gene

Zootaxa. 2024 Apr 16;5437(4):537-548. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.4.6.

Abstract

Isonychia taishunensis Huang, Shen, Zhang & Cheng sp. nov. is described based on larval samples from Taishun County, Zhejiang Province, China. The new species is distinguished from other species of Isonychia Eaton by the following characters: gill plates with spines apically, the color of abdominal tergum X, color pattern of abdominal terga I-IX, and color pattern of each gill plate. The genetic distance between the new species and other species of Isonychia is over 10% using the Kimura 2-parameter model. The phylogenetic relationship of I. taishunensis is close to the clade of I. japonica Ulmer and I. ussurica Bajkova. The morphological characters and molecular data (COX1, Kimura 2-parameter) support that this new species represents the ninth species of the genus Isonychia in China. The modified key to known larvae of the genus Isonychia is provided.

MeSH terms

  • Animal Distribution
  • Animal Structures / anatomy & histology
  • Animal Structures / growth & development
  • Animals
  • Body Size
  • China
  • Electron Transport Complex IV / genetics
  • Ephemeroptera* / anatomy & histology
  • Ephemeroptera* / classification
  • Ephemeroptera* / genetics
  • Ephemeroptera* / growth & development
  • Female
  • Larva / anatomy & histology
  • Larva / classification
  • Larva / growth & development
  • Male
  • Organ Size
  • Phylogeny*

Substances

  • Electron Transport Complex IV