Anthopotamus verticis, or Walker's tusked sprawler, is a species of hacklegilled burrower mayfly in the family Potamanthidae.[1][2][3] It is found in southeastern Canada and the northern and southeastern United States.[2][4]

Anthopotamus verticis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Ephemeroptera
Family: Potamanthidae
Genus: Anthopotamus
Species:
A. verticis
Binomial name
Anthopotamus verticis
(Say, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Anthopotamus diaphanus Needham, 1907
  • Anthopotamus walkeri (Walsh, 1862)
  • Baetis verticis Ide, 1935
  • Ephemera flaveola (Needham, 1907)
  • Potamanthus betteni (Ide, 1935)
  • Potamanthus diaphanus Say, 1839
  • Potamanthus flaveola Walsh, 1862
  • Potamanthus walkeri Morgan, 1913

References

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  1. ^ "Anthopotamus verticis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Anthopotamus verticis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Anthopotamus verticis Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Mayfly Central". Retrieved 10 February 2018.

Further reading

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  • Arnett, Ross H. (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.