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November 10, 2025ZooKeysOpen Access

New species of Papuanatula Lugo-Ortiz McCafferty, 1999 from New Guinea (Ephemeroptera, Baetidae) with focus on Batanta Island

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KTKaltenbach, ThomasKTKovács TiborGJGattolliat, Jean-Luc

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Research discovers six new Baetidae mayfly species in Batanta, suggesting rich biodiversity and genetic diversity.

Key Points

  • To investigate the biodiversity of mayflies in the genus Papuanatula on Batanta Island and describe new species.
  • Long-term research program from 2010 to collect insect data on Batanta Island.
  • Collection of mayflies from 2014 to 2025.
  • Description and illustration of larval stages and imagos of new species.
  • Genetic analysis using mitochondrial DNA (COI) for species delimitation.
  • Six new species of Papuanatula were discovered and described.
  • Total species count for Papuanatula is increased to 33.
  • Species delimitation is supported by mitochondrial DNA data.

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Thomas et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69253a1ec0ce034ddc356f83https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1259.168419
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