Hostname: page-component-78c5997874-8bhkd Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-11-19T12:08:47.088Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

Analysis of some historically unfamiliar Canadian mayflies (Ephemeroptera)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Luke M. Jacobus  and
W.P. McCafferty
Luke M. Jacobus*
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States 47907-1158
W.P. McCafferty
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States 47907-1158
*
1Corresponding author (e-mail: luke_jacobus@entm.purdue.edu).
Get access Rights & Permissions [Opens in a new window]

Abstract

Twelve historically unfamiliar Ephemeroptera species described from Canada over 65 years ago were studied. Diagnostic characters are given that validate Acerpenna akataleptos (McDunnough) (Baetidae), whereas certain larval specimens of the genus Acerpenna Waltz and McCafferty cannot yet be associated with any species. Cinygmula confusa (McDunnough, 1924), syn.nov., (Heptageniidae) is shown to be a junior synonym of Cinygmula par (Eaton, 1885), and Serratella serratoides (McDunnough, 1931), syn.nov., (Ephemerellidae) is shown to be a junior synonym of Serratella molita (McDunnough, 1930). New distribution records are given for Ironodes flavipennis Traver (Heptageniidae), Cinygmula gartrelli McDunnough, Heptagenia adaequata McDunnough (Heptageniidae), and Siphlonurus autumnalis McDunnough (Siphlonuridae), including the first substantiated records for the latter three from the United States. A first larval description of S. autumnalis is provided. Ephemerella fratercula McDunnough (Ephemerellidae) is apparently rare, but its previously doubtful North Carolina record is confirmed. All larvae previously reported as Neoephemera bicolor McDunnough (Neoephemeridae) cannot be placed to any nominal species. Parameletus croesus (McDunnough) (Siphlonuridae), Plauditus rubrolateralis (McDunnough) (Baetidae), and Rhithrogena gaspeensis McDunnough (Heptageniidae) are distinctive species but are known from few records.

Résumé

Douze espèces rares d’éphéméroptères décrites au Canada il y a plus de 65 ans et jusqu’alors mal identifiées ont été étudiées. Grâce à des caractères diagnostiques le spécimen Acerpenna akataleptos (McDunnough) (Baetidae) a été validé, tandis que certains spécimens larvaires du genre Acerpenna Waltz et McCafferty ne peuvent encore être associés à aucune espèce. Il est montré : que Cinygmula confusa (McDunnough, 1924), syn.nov., (Heptageniidae) est un synonyme plus récent de Cinygmula par (Eaton, 1885) et que Serratella serratoides (McDunnough, 1931), syn.nov., (Ephemerellidae) est un synonyme plus récent de Serratella molita (McDunnough, 1930). De nouvelles localités viennent s’ajouter aux répartitions d’Ironodes flavipennis Traver (Heptageniidae), Cinygmula gartrelli McDunnough, Heptagenia adaequata McDunnough (Heptageniidae) et Siphlonurus autumnalis McDunnough (Siphlonuridae); ces trois dernières espèces sont signalées pour la première fois aux Etats-Unis. Une première description larvaire de S. autumnalis est donnée. Ephemerella fratercula McDunnough (Ephemerellidae) est rare apparemment, mais sa présence douteuse en Caroline du Nord est confirmée. Touts les larves antérieurement citées sous le nom de Neoephemera bicolor McDunnough (Neoephemeridae) n’ont pu être attribuées à aucune espèce nominale. Parameletus croesus (McDunnough) (Siphlonuridae), Plauditus rubrolateralis (McDunnough) (Baetidae) et Rhithrogena gaspeensis McDunnough (Heptageniidae) sont des espèces distinctes mais qui demeurent encore peu connues.

Type
Articles
Information
The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 134 , Issue 2 , April 2002 , pp. 141 - 155
Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 2002

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

References

Allan, J.D., Flecker, A.S. 1993. Biodiversity conservation in running waters. Bioscience 43: 32–43CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Allen, R.K., Edmunds, G.F. 1963. A revision of the genus Ephemerella (Ephemeroptera: Ephemerellidae) VI. The subgenus Serratella in North America. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 56: 583–600CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Allen, R.K., Edmunds, G.F. 1965. A revision of the genus Ephemerella (Ephemeroptera, Ephemerellidae) VIII. The subgenus Ephemerella in North America. Miscellaneous Publications of the Entomological Society of America 4: 244–82Google Scholar
Bae, Y.J., McCafferty, W.P. 1998. Phylogenetic systematics and biogeography of the Neoephemeridae (Ephemeroptera: Pannota). Aquatic Insects 20: 35–68CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Baumgardner, D.E., Kennedy, J.H., Henry, B.C. 1997. New and additional records of Texas mayflies (Insecta: Ephemeroptera). Transactions of the American Entomological Society 123: 55–69Google Scholar
Bednarik, A.F., Edmunds, G.F. 1980. Descriptions of larval Heptagenia from the Rocky Mountain region (Ephemeroptera: Heptageniidae). The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 56: 51–62Google Scholar
Berner, L. 1940. Baetine mayflies from Florida (Ephemeroptera). The Florida Entomologist 23: 33–45, 49–62CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Berner, L. 1956. The genus Neoephemera in North America (Ephemeroptera: Neoephemeridae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 49: 33–42CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Berner, L. 1977. Distributional patterns of southeastern mayflies (Ephemeroptera). Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences Series 22: 1–55Google Scholar
Brimley, C.S. 1938. The insects of North Carolina: being a list of the insects of North Carolina and their close relatives. Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina Department of Agriculture, Division of EntomologyGoogle Scholar
Burks, B.D. 1953. The mayflies, or Ephemeroptera, of Illinois. Bulletin of the Illinois Natural History Survey 26: 1–216CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Day, W.C. 1952. New species and notes on California mayflies (Ephemeroptera). The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 28: 17–39Google Scholar
Demoulin, G. 1961. A propos des donnees recentes sur la Caenis maxima Joly (Ephemeroptera). Bulletin et Annales de la Societe Royale d'Entomologie de Belgique 47: 63–8Google Scholar
Eaton, A.E. 1883–1888. A revisional monograph of recent Ephemeridae or mayflies. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, Second Series Zoology 3: 1–352CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Edmunds, G.F. 1954. The mayflies of Utah. Proceedings of the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters 31: 64–6Google Scholar
Edmunds, G.F. 1957. On the life history of Parameletus columbiae McDunnough (Ephemeroptera). Proceedings of the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters 34: 25–6Google Scholar
Edmunds, G.F. 1962. The type localities of the Ephemeroptera of North America north of Mexico. University of Utah Biological Series 12(5): i–viii, 1–39Google Scholar
Edmunds, G.F., Allen, R.K. 1957. A checklist of the Ephemeroptera of North America north of Mexico. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 50: 317–24CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Edmunds, G.F., Waltz, R.D. 1996. Ephemeroptera, pp 126–63 in Merritt, R.W., Cummins, K.W. (Eds), An introduction to the aquatic insects of North America. 3rd edition. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall HuntGoogle Scholar
Edmunds, G.F., Jensen, S.L., Berner, L. 1976. The mayflies of North and Central America. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota PressGoogle Scholar
Jensen, S.L. 1966. The mayflies of Idaho (Ephemeroptera). MSc thesis, University of Utah, Salt Lake CityGoogle Scholar
Long, L.S., Kondratieff, B.C. 1996. The mayflies (Ephemeroptera) of Tennessee, with a review of the possibly threatened species occurring within the state. The Great Lakes Entomologist 29: 171–82Google Scholar
Lugo-Ortiz, C.R., McCafferty, W.P. 1998. A new North American genus of Baetidae (Ephemeroptera) and key to Beatis complex genera. Entomological News 109: 345–53Google Scholar
McCafferty, W.P. 1996. The Ephemeroptera speices of North America and index to their complete nomenclature. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 122: 1–54Google Scholar
McCafferty, W.P. 2000. Reporting species record data. Entomological News 111: 311, 312Google Scholar
McCafferty, W.P. 2001. Status of some historically unfamiliar American mayflies (Ephemeroptera). The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 77: 210–8Google Scholar
McCafferty, W.P., Edmunds, G.F. 1997. Critical commentary on Siphlonisca (Ephemeroptera: Siphlonuridae). Entomological News 108: 141–7Google Scholar
McCafferty, W.P., Huff, B.L. 1978. The life cycle of the mayfly Stenacron interpunctatum (Ephemeroptera: Heptageniidae). The Great Lakes Entomologist 11: 209–16Google Scholar
McCafferty, W.P., Morihara, D.K. 1979. The male of Baetis macdunnoughi Ide and notes on parthenogenetic populations within Baetis (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae). Entomological News 90: 26–8Google Scholar
McCafferty, W.P., Pereira, C. 1984 Effects of developmental thermal regimes on two mayfly species and their taxonomic interpretation. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 77: 69–87CrossRefGoogle Scholar
McCafferty, W.P., Randolph, R.P. 1998. Canada mayflies: a faunistic compendium. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Ontario 129: 47–97Google Scholar
McCafferty, W.P., Durfee, R.S., Kondratieff, B.C. 1993. Colorado mayflies (Ephemeroptera): an annotated inventory. The Southwestern Naturalist 38: 252–74CrossRefGoogle Scholar
McDunnough, J. 1923. New Canadian Ephemeridae with notes. The Canadian Entomologist 55: 39–50CrossRefGoogle Scholar
McDunnough, J. 1924. New Canadian Ephemeridae with notes II. The Canadian Entomologist 56: 90–122, 128–33CrossRefGoogle Scholar
McDunnough, J. 1925 a. Ephemeroptera. pp 104–6 in Criddle, N. (Ed), The entomological record, 1924. Annual Report of the Entomological Society of Ontario 55: 89–106Google Scholar
McDunnough, J. 1925 b. New Canadian Ephemeridae with notes III. The Canadian Entomologist 57: 168–76, 185–92CrossRefGoogle Scholar
McDunnough, J. 1925 c. The Ephemeroptera of Covey Hill, Quebec. Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada 19: 207–23Google Scholar
McDunnough, J. 1926. Notes on North American Ephemeroptera with descriptions of new species. The Canadian Entomologist 58: 184–96CrossRefGoogle Scholar
McDunnough, J. 1930. The Ephemeroptera of the north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The Canadian Entomologist 62: 54–62CrossRefGoogle Scholar
McDunnough, J. 1931 a. New species of North American Ephemeroptera. The Canadian Entomologist 63: 82–93CrossRefGoogle Scholar
McDunnough, J. 1931 b. The eastern North American species of the genus Ephemerella and their nymphs (Ephemeroptera). The Canadian Entomologist 63: 187–97, 201–16CrossRefGoogle Scholar
McDunnough, J. 1933. New Ephemeroptera from the Gaspe Peninsula. The Canadian Entomologist 65: 278–81CrossRefGoogle Scholar
McDunnough, J. 1934. New species of North American Ephemeroptera IV. The Canadian Entomologist 66: 154–64, 181–8CrossRefGoogle Scholar
McDunnough, J. 1938. New species of North American Ephemeroptera with critical notes. The Canadian Entomologist 70: 23–34CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Newell, R.L. 1970. Checklist of some aquatic insects from Montana. Proceedings of the Montana Academy of Sciences 30: 45–56Google Scholar
Pescador, M.L., Lenat, D.R., Hubbard, M.D. 1999. Mayflies (Ephemeroptera) of North Carolina and South Carolina: an update. The Florida Entomologist 82: 316–32CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Sarver, R., Kondratieff, B.C. 1997. Survey of Missouri mayflies with the first description of adults of Stenonema bednariki (Ephemeroptera: Heptageniidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 70: 132–40Google Scholar
Traver, J.R. 1935 a. Part II, systematic. pp 237–739in Needham, J.G., Traver, J.R., Hsu, Y-C (Eds), The biology of mayflies. Ithaca, New York: Comstock Publishing Co, IncGoogle Scholar
Traver, J.R. 1935 b. Two new genera of North American Heptageniidae. The Canadian Entomologist 67: 31–8CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Traver, J.R. 1937. Notes on mayflies of the southeastern states (Ephemeroptera). Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 53: 27–86Google Scholar
Unzicker, J.D., Carlson, P.H. 1982. Ephemeroptera. pp 3.1–3.97in Brigham, A.R., Brigham, W.U., Gnilka, A. (Eds), Aquatic insects and oligochaetes of North and South Carolina. Mahomet, Illinois: Midwest Aquatic EnterprisesGoogle Scholar
Walley, G.S. 1927. Ephemeroptera. pp 59–61in Criddle, N. (Ed), The entomological record, 1926. Annual Report of the Entomological Society of Ontario 57: 47–62Google Scholar
Waltz, R.D., Baumgardner, D.E., Kennedy, J.H. 1998. Character variability and a new synonym of Acerpenna pygmaea (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae). Entomological News 109: 257–60Google Scholar
Wiersema, N.A. 2000. A new combination for two North American small minnow mayflies (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae). Entomological News 111: 140–2Google Scholar