Description of the Larva of a New Species of the Genus Afronurus Lestage from Ile-Ife, Southwestern Nigeria (Insecta: Ephemeroptera: Heptageniidae)

S S Ogbogu; R O Oyewole

doi:10.4314/tfb.v16i1.20903

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Dec 13, 2007

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10.4314/tfb.v16i1.20903

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<i>Afronurus opa</i> sp. n. larva Heptageniidae Ephemeroptera Nigeria.

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S S Ogbogu

R O Oyewole

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A new species of Afronurus, A. opa sp. n., (Ephemeroptera: Heptageniidae), from Opa River catchment basin, Nigeria is described from the larval stage. The diagnostic morphological characters of the larva are illustrated and discussed.

Keywords: Afronurus opa sp. n. larva, Heptageniidae, Ephemeroptera, Nigeria.

Tropical Freshwater Biology Vol. 16 (1) 2007: pp. 49-55

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R O Oyewole

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