Integrative taxonomy of the genus Habrophlebia Eaton, 1881 in Morocco (Ephemeroptera, Leptophlebiidae): new species, redescriptions, and morphological-mitochondrial discrepancies
We present a comprehensive overview of the Habrophlebia Eaton, 1881 species inhabiting Morocco. Based on nymphal material, two new species from the Rif Mountain range in northern Morocco are described as Habrophlebia abietis sp. nov. and Habrophlebia linae sp. nov. The descriptions of Habrophlebia vaillantorum Thomas, 1986 and Habrophlebia dakkii El Alami, Vuataz & Sartori, 2023 are emended. Analysis of mtDNA COI affinities and key morphological characters within the investigated populations suggest an important proportion of hybrid populations in the Rif domain, presenting a mix of characters from H. dakkii, H. abietis and H. linae. This finding, rarely documented among mayflies, is discussed.
Authors
- Laurent Vuataz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9193-8683)
- Majida El Alami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2664-646X)
- Sara El Yaagoubi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1860-6433)
- Michel Sartori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3397-3397)
Institutions
- Abdelmalek Essaâdi University (MA)
- Perot Museum of Nature and Science (US)
- Centre National pour la Recherche Scientifique et Technique (CNRST) (MA)
- Charles Humbert 8 (CH)
- Institute for Biodiversity (DE)
- Palais de la Decouverte (FR)
- Musée cantonal de zoologie de Lausanne (CH)
- École Normale Supérieure de Tétouan (MA)
- University of Lausanne (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2025-06-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5642.5.1
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.43