Department of Zoology, Thiagarajar College, Madurai -625 009, Tamil Nadu, India
*Corresponding author's E-mail: ulabc62@gmail.com; Orcid Id: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8563-1677
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Online published on 20 October, 2021.
Both nymph and adult of Epeorus munnarensis sp. nov. is described and illustrated based on combination of characters with an Indian Epeorus species. E. munnarensis sp. nov. is different from E. petersi and E. gilliesi for the following combination of characters: (i) larva with straight postero-lateral spines in terga II-VII; (ii) presence of single macula on femora; (iii) claw with 11 denticles; (iv) the imago with lobed penis and 22–23 cross veins in C and Sc.
Kerala, New species, Mayfly, Rhithrogeninae, Western Ghats
