Siphlonurus luridipennis Burmeister, 1839
Copper-winged primitive minnow mayfly
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Baetis luridipennis Burmeister, 1839; Baëtis luridipennis Burmeister, 1839; Ecdyurus luridipennis (Burmeister, 1839); Heptagenia luridipennis (Burmeister, 1839)
Conservation Status
Extinct (McCafferty, 2001; NatureServe, 2026)
Last record: 1839 or before (NatureServe, 2026)
Distribution & Habitat
North Carolina, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Burmeister, H. C. C. (1839). Handbuch der Entomologie. Neuroptera 2: 757-1050. Berlin.
Other references:
McCafferty, W. P. (2001). Status of some historical unfamiliar American mayflies (Ephemeroptera). Pan-Pacific Entomologist 77(3): 210-218.
NatureServe. (2026). Siphlonurus luridipennis: Copper-winged Primitive Minnow Mayfly. NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer [web application]. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia. Available at: https://explorer.natureserve.org/ [Accessed on 4 October 2026]
Ulmer, Georg. (1926). Baëtis luridipennis Burm. aus Nord-Amerika ist ein Siphlonurus (Ephemeropt.). Entomolog. Mitteilungen! XV, 1926, Nr. 8/4.
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