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30 December 2023 A new species of Caenis (Ephemeroptera: Caenidae) from Uganda
Peter Malzacher
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Abstract

A new species from Uganda, Caenis longilobata sp. n., is described on the basis of adult males. Melanic specimens of Caenis are recorded from Uganda and tentatively assigned to Caenis jinjana Kimmins, 1956, a widespread African species already known from the country, and its description is amended.

Aus Uganda wird die neue Art Caenis longilobata sp. n. anhand von Männchen beschrieben. Melanistische Exemplare von Caenis aus Uganda werden der bereits aus Uganda bekannten Caenis jinjana Kimmins, 1956 zugeordnet, deren ursprüngliche Beschreibung ergänzt wird.

Peter Malzacher "A new species of Caenis (Ephemeroptera: Caenidae) from Uganda," Integrative Systematics: Stuttgart Contributions to Natural History 6(2), 39-43, (30 December 2023). https://doi.org/10.18476/2023.710151
Received: 25 January 2023; Accepted: 2 December 2023; Published: 30 December 2023
KEYWORDS
Caenini
East Africa
melanism
square-gill mayflies
taxonomy
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