Potamanthus is the type genus of the family Potamanthidae, sometimes called "hackle-gilled burrower mayflies".[2][3][4] Species of Potamanthushave been recorded from the Palaearctic[5] Nearctic[2] and Oriental realms.[6]

Potamanthus
Potamanthus luteus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Ephemeroptera
Family: Potamanthidae
Genus: Potamanthus
Pictet, 1845[1]
Synonyms
  • Eucharidis Joly, 1877
  • Potamanthodes Ulmer, 1920
  • Stygifloris Bae, McCafferty & Edmunds, 1990

Species

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The following species belong to the genus Potamanthus:[6][7]

  1. Potamanthus aeneus Pictet, 1843
  2. Potamanthus brunneus Pictet, 1843
  3. Potamanthus castaneus Pictet, 1843
  4. Potamanthus formosus Eaton, 1892 c g
  5. Potamanthus gibbus Pictet, 1843
  6. Potamanthus huoshanensis Wu, 1987 c g
  7. Potamanthus idiocerus Bae & McCafferty, 1991 c g
  8. Potamanthus inanis Pictet, 1843
  9. Potamanthus kwangsiensis (Hsu, 1937) c g
  10. Potamanthus longitibius Bae & McCafferty, 1991 c g
  11. Potamanthus luteus (Linnaeus, 1767) i c g
  12. Potamanthus macrophthalmus (You, 1984) c g
  13. Potamanthus nanchangi (Hsu, 1936) c g
  14. Potamanthus sabahensis (Bae & McCafferty, 1990) c g
  15. Potamanthus sangangensis (You, 1984) c g
  16. Potamanthus subcostalis Navás, 1932 c g
  17. Potamanthus yooni Bae & McCafferty, 1991 c g
  18. Potamanthus yunnanensis (You, Wu, Gui & Hsu, 1982) c g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[2] c = Catalogue of Life,[3] g = GBIF,[6] b = Bugguide.net

References

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  1. ^ Pictet FJ (1845) Histoire naturelle générale et particulière des insectes névroptères. Famille des Ephémérines. Chez J. Kessmann et Ab. Cherbuliz, Geneva.
  2. ^ a b c "Potamanthus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  3. ^ a b "Browse Potamanthus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  4. ^ "Mayfly Central". Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  5. ^ Chinery, Michael (1986). Collins Guide to the Insects of Britain and Western Europe. London: Collins. ISBN 0-00-219170-9.
  6. ^ a b c "Potamanthus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  7. ^ "Potamanthus - Information on Potamanthus - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
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