Acanthophlebia is a genus of pronggill mayflies in the family Leptophlebiidae.[1] There is one described species in Acanthophlebia, Acanthophlebia cruentata.[2][3][1]
| Acanthophlebia | |
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| A. cruentata larva | |
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| A. cruentata adult | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Ephemeroptera |
| Family: | Leptophlebiidae |
| Genus: | Acanthophlebia Towns, 1983 |
| Species: | A. cruentata
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| Binomial name | |
| Acanthophlebia cruentata (Hudson, 1904)
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Taxonomy
editGeorge Hudson first described Acanthophlebia cruentata under the name Atalophlebia cruentata in his book New Zealand Neuroptera in 1904.[4]
Distribution
editThis species is endemic to New Zealand and found only in the North Island.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b David Towns; William L. Peters (19 August 1996). "Leptophlebiidae (Insecta: Ephemeroptera)" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 36. Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.36. ISSN 0111-5383. OCLC 36112815. Wikidata Q45048336.
- ^ "Acanthophlebia". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ^ "Mayfly Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ^ George Vernon Hudson (1904). "New Zealand Neuroptera : a popular introduction to the life-histories and habits of may-flies, dragon-flies, caddis-flies and allied insects inhabiting New Zealand, including notes on their relation to angling". London: 33. doi:10.5962/BHL.TITLE.8516. Wikidata Q44839300.
- ^ Kevin J. Collier; John M. Quinn (December 2004). "Factors affecting distribution and abundance of the mayfly Acanthophlebia cruentata (Leptophlebiidae) in North Island, New Zealand, streams". New Zealand Entomologist. 27 (1): 17–28. doi:10.1080/00779962.2004.9722120. ISSN 0077-9962. Wikidata Q105744870.
Further reading
edit- Barber-James, Helen M.; Gattolliat, Jean-Luc; Sartori, Michel; Hubbard, Michael D. (2008). "Global diversity of mayflies (Ephemeroptera, Insecta) in freshwater". Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment. Developments in Hydrobiology. Vol. 595. Springer. pp. 339–350. doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-8259-7_37. ISBN 978-1-4020-8258-0.
- Campbell, Ian C., ed. (1990). Mayflies and Stoneflies: Life Histories and Biology. Springer. doi:10.1007/978-94-009-2397-3. ISBN 978-94-010-7579-4. S2CID 39201439.
External links
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Data related to Acanthophlebia Towns at Wikispecies
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