New record of Caenis nigropuctatula Malzacher, 2015 (Ephemeroptera: Caenidae) from Southern India

Caenis nigropuctatula Malzacher, 2015, a new mayfly record of the fauna of Indian Ephemeroptera, is recorded from the Vaigai River, Tamil Nadu, India. It is known before from Thailand, Java, and Sumatra. The distribution map of C. nigropuctatula is given. 

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