DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15849967
title: TABLE 2 in Integrative taxonomy of the genus Habrophlebia Eaton, 1881 in Morocco (Ephemeroptera, Leptophlebiidae): new species, redescriptions, and morphological-mitochondrial discrepancies

description: TABLE 2. Taxonomic criteria differentiating Western Palaearctic Habrophlebia species, following El Alami et al. 2023: (0) present study; (1) Thomas et al. (1999); (2) Wagner at al. (2007); (3) Mazzini & Gaino (1985) (H. eldae sub. nom. H. fusca); (4) Zrelli et al. (2011); (5) Alba-Tercedor (2000); (6) Benhadji et al. (2018); (7) Kechemir et al. (2020); (8) Biancheri (1959); (9) Kimmins (1954); (10) Landa (1969); (11) M. Sartori, pers. obs.; (12) Jacob & Sartori (1984); (13) Bauernfeind & Soldán (2012); (14) Thomas & Bouzidi (1986); (15) Righetti (2020); (16) Belfiore & Gaino (1985); (17) El Alami et al. (2023).
CharacterH. fuscaH. lautaH. eldaeH. consiglioiH. antoninoi (5)H. vaillantorumH. hassainae (6)H. djurdjurensis (7)H. dakkii (17)H. abietis (0)H. linae (0)Egg chorionic structureribs long,ribsribs long,ribs barbed,ribs formingribs long, notribs short, notribs long, notdense meshgranulationsribs long, notpunctuatedlong, notslightlylong,a reticulatedpunctuatedpunctuatedpunctuatedwith smallarranged inpunctuated(1)punctuatedpunctuatedpunctuatedmesh(1)appertures (0)rosettes(2)(3)(3,4)Position of the costal process of hind wingmiddle (9)middle (10)middle (11)middle (8)distalmiddle (1)middlemiddlemiddle??Bristles on upper face of hindfemurtruncated,pointed,pointed,pointed,?pointed,pointed,pointed,pointed,pointed,pointed,entire (12)entire (12)fringed (12)fringed (12)fringed (0)fringedfringedfringedfringedfringedNumber of denticles on claws11-13 (11)14-16 (11)14-17 (11,15)15-17 (11)?13-16 (1, 14)18-2215-1815-1810-1213-15Size of distal denticles on clawsnormal (11)normal (11)normal (11)normal (11)?reducednormalnormalnormalreducedreduced(1,14)Number of filaments on upper and lower lamellae of gills II-VI7-8; 3-4 (13)4-5; 5-72-4; 3-7 (13)3-6; 1-3 (16)?5-6; 4-59-12; 5-88-11; 4-77-10; 3-53-5; 2-43-7; 3-4(13)(1,14)Shape and size of posterior spines on abdominal segment IXtruncated,triangular,triangular,triangular,?small,triangular,triangular,triangular,triangular,triangular,wider thanas long as2-3x longer1.5-2x longertriangular,2-3x longer2-3x longer2-3x longer2-3x longer3-4x longerlong (1,2,16)wide at basethan wide atthan wide atobtuse, 2xthan wide atthan wide atthan wide atthan wide atthan wide at(2,16)base (2,16)base (16)longer thanbasebasebasebasebaselarge at base(0)Shape and size of posterior spines on abdominal segment VIIItruncated,triangular,large,triangular,?needle-shapedlarge,small, almostlarge,triangular,triangular, 2xwider thanas long astriangular,1.5-2x longer(0)triangular,needle-shapedtriangular,needle-shapedlonger thanlong (16)wide at base2-3x longerthan wide at2-3x longer2-3x longerwide at base(16)than wide atbase (16)than wide atthan wide atbase (16)basebaseShape and size of posterior spines on abdominal segment VIItruncated,small,large,large,?minute,small,minute,large,triangular,triangular, 2xwider thantriangular,triangular,triangular,needle-shapedtriangular, 2xneedle-shapedtriangular,needle-shapedlonger thanlong (16)as long as2-3x longer1.5-2x longer(0)longer than2-3x longerwide at basewide at basethan wide atthan wide atwide at basethan wide at(16)base (16)base (16)baseShape and size of posterior spines on abdominal segment Vtruncated,small,large,small,?absent,minute,minute,large,absent,minute,wider thantriangular,triangular,triangular, asneedle-shapedneedle-shapedneedle-shapedtriangular,needle-shapedneedle-shapedlong (16)as long as2-3x longerlong as wide(0)2-3x longerwide at basethan wide atat base (16)than wide at(16)base (16)base
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description: Published as part of Alami, Majida El, Vuataz, Laurent, Yaagoubi, Sara El & Sartori, Michel, 2025, Integrative taxonomy of the genus Habrophlebia Eaton, 1881 in Morocco (Ephemeroptera, Leptophlebiidae): new species, redescriptions, and morphological-mitochondrial discrepancies, pp. 419-420 in Zootaxa 5642 (5) on page 419, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5642.5.1, http://zenodo.org/record/15818114