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Genus Anthopotamus

Potamanthidae: Anthopotamus myops? - Anthopotamus

Orange-spot-banded mayfly - Anthopotamus

Possible Walker's Tusked Sprawler - Anthopotamus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)

Suborder Furcatergalia

Infraorder Scapphodonta

Family Potamanthidae (Hacklegilled Burrower Mayflies)

Genus Anthopotamus

Explanation of Names

Anthopotamus McCafferty & Bae 1990

Numbers

4 spp. in the genus, all in our area(1)(2)

Range

nearctic genus(2), mostly eastern (A. verticis transcontinental)(1)

Works Cited

1.	Mayfly Central

2.	Barber-James H., Sartori M., Gattolliat J-L., Webb J. (2013) World checklist of freshwater Ephemeroptera species

Contributed by tom murray on 12 July, 2007 - 1:50pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 1 February, 2014 - 3:11pm

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