New record and updated checklist of Baetidae (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) from Venezuela

Abstract

A species of Baetidae, Camelobaetidius patricki is reported for the first time for Venezuela. New state records are given for Camelobaetidius edmundsi, Prebaetodes meredinensis, and Varipes sancarlos. Drawings and photographs illustrating the nymphal diagnostic characters of each species are provided. With the new record of C. patricki, the list of baetids from Venezuela increases to 30 species.

Keywords

• diversity
• freshwater
• mayflies
• neotropics
• taxonomy