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Genus Tortopsis

Polymitarcyidae (Pale Burrower Mayfly) - Tortopsis primus - female

egg laying dying mayfly - Tortopsis primus - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)

Suborder Furcatergalia

Infraorder Scapphodonta

Superfamily Ephemeroidea

Family Polymitarcyidae (Pale Burrower Mayflies)

Genus Tortopsis

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

the members were formerly treated in Tortopus

Explanation of Names

Tortopsis Molinari 2010

Numbers

2 spp. in our area(1), 6 spp. total(2)

Identification

see Lloyd Gonzales's comments here

Range

Neotropical group ranging into se. US (to VA-IL)(1)(2)(3)

Works Cited

1.	Mayfly Central

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

3.	Kondratieff B.C., ed. (2000-) Mayflies of the United States

Contributed by Roger Rohrbeck on 16 October, 2011 - 12:58am
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 1 February, 2014 - 10:03pm

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