The Abdominal Morphology of Povilla adusta Navas (Polymitarcidae) and of Ephemeroptera in General
- 1 January 1971
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Brill in Insect Systematics & Evolution
- Vol. 2 (2) , 139-160
- https://doi.org/10.1163/187631271x00176
Abstract
The morphology of the abdomen of the mayfly, Povilla adusta Navas (Polymitarcidae) has been studied from dissections of muscles and nerves in male and female imagines and in a female nymph and a number of apparently very primitive traits have been disclosed. The findings have been compared to similar structures in other mayflies and, as a result, a revised interpretation of the genital and postgenital segments of Ephemeroptera is proposed.Keywords
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