Freshwater Macroinvertebrates in Hong Kong

Afronurus dudgeoni (formerly known as Cinygmina dudgeoni)

General appearance
Body color light yellow to yellowish brown; size medium up to 7.5mm long (excluding antennae & cerci)
Three cerci much longer than body length by 2 times

Head
Head brown without pale spot on anterior margin of head (cf. concrete spots in Afronurus sinensis)
The details for mouthparts illustrated in the following pictures

Abdomen
Gills I - VII well tracheated; all gills with fibrilliform portion except gill VII; Gills V & VI with a distinct apical projection
A pair of small logintudinal stripes on all terga (shown on terga III - VI, VIII - X in early to middle stage)

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Abdomen
Alive
Sizes
Fullview early
Gills
 

 

Its mouthparts of labrum, mandibles, maxillae and labium are illustrated as follow (hypopharynx is excluded).

Labrum

Labrum
 

Maxillae

Maxilla left
 

Mandibles

Mandibles
 

Labium

Labium

 

Distribution:
In Hong Kong, specimens are recorded from Shing Mun, Tai Lam Chung, Tai Po Kau Forest Stream, Ng Tung Chai, Lam Tsuen River, Tai Tso Stream (Tai Mo Shan), Pui O (Lantau Island).

Etymology: This species is named after Prof. David Dugeon.