The new genus Mekongellina from Thailand with the type species Mekongellina sangpradubae is described herein. The genus shows highly modified characters, particularly on head, forelegs and prothorax, together forming a filtering apparatus. It is tentatively attributed to the tribe Brachycercini.
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31 March 2021
Mekongellina, a new mayfly genus of the subfamily Brachycercinae (Ephemeroptera: Caenidae) from Thailand
Peter Malzacher
Integrative Systematics: Stuttgart Contributions to Natural History
Vol. 2 • No. 1
2019
Vol. 2 • No. 1
2019
Brachycercini
Mekongellina
new genus
phylogeny
Thailand