Paraleptophlebia traverae McCafferty & Kondratieff, 1999:219

Grangeville prong-gilled mayfly

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Synonym/s: Paraleptophlebia rufivenosa Traver, 1935 (non Eaton, 1884) 

Conservation Status

Missing

Last record: 27 June 1907 (McCafferty & Kondratieff, 1999:220)

Distribution

Grangeville, Idaho County, Idaho, USA (McCafferty & Kondratieff, 1999)

Biology & Ecology

Hypodigm

Only known from the holotype, an adult male preserved in alcohol, that is now "deteriorated and fragmented" (McCafferty & Kondratieff, 1999:219).

Media

References

Original scientific description:

McCafferty, W. P. and Kondratieff, B. C. (1999). New species of Paraleptophlebia (Ephemeroptera: Leptophlebiidae) from Idaho and Washington. Entomological News 110(4): 217-220.

Other references:

Traver, J. R. (1935). Part II systematic. North American mayflies order Ephemeroptera, pp. 237-739. In: Needham, J. G., Traver, J. R. and Hsu, Y.-C. (eds.). The Biology of Mayflies. Ithaca, New York: Comstock.

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:5pyiquDoANsJ:fishandgame.idaho.gov/ifwis/cwcs/pdf/A%2520Mayfly%2520(Paraleptophlebia%2520traverae).pdf+&cd=6&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=au

http://deadasthedodo.com/author/alang/page/12/

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