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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Mayflies (Ephemeroptera) » Pisciforma » Small Minnow Mayflies (Baetidae) » Plauditus » Plauditus punctiventris
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mayfly 1 - Plauditus punctiventris
Copyright © 2016 sh11

mayfly 1 - Plauditus punctiventris
Mississauga, Peel Region, Ontario, Canada
May 31, 2014

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Contributed by sh11 on 27 March, 2016 - 6:36am
Last updated 27 March, 2016 - 9:48am

Moved
Moved from Mayflies.
… Roger Rohrbeck, 27 March, 2016 - 9:48am login or register to post comments

Plauditus punctiventris
Hi sh11-

I believe this male imago to be Plauditus punctiventris.
… Roger Rohrbeck, 27 March, 2016 - 9:44am login or register to post comments

 
Any pointers for ID
Hi Roger,

I'm curious about how to ID these. Any pointers for how to distinguish this species from other baetids?
Cheers,
Bill
… Bill Gerth, 27 March, 2016 - 12:21pm login or register to post comments

 
Determination Of Species ID
Hi Bill-

Well, I have intensely studied mayflies for the last (15) years since retirement. The two Baetidae genera absent wings are Plauditus and Procloeon. Armed with that knowledge, I was able to eliminate those species not present in Ontario, and then compare the remainder of species to the male imago species descriptions comtained in my cherished copy of the book, The Biology Of Mayflies by Needham, Traver, and Hsu. See book's updated taxonomic index. Hope this helps.
… Roger Rohrbeck, 27 March, 2016 - 3:40pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Thanks. That helps, Roger!
… Bill Gerth, 27 March, 2016 - 9:49pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you very much for taking the time
to share your expertise Roger- I should have mentioned that the images were modified slightly (sharpened)- I hope that sharpening images is not considered a confounding factor when requesting an ID. Thanks again!
… sh11, 27 March, 2016 - 9:53am login or register to post comments

 
Okay
You are certainly welcome. The image sharpening didn't seem to present any problem.
… Roger Rohrbeck, 27 March, 2016 - 10:33am login or register to post comments

 
Glad to hear that sharpening images
is acceptable- thank you once again Roger.
… sh11, 27 March, 2016 - 10:40am login or register to post comments

Moved
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… Ken Wolgemuth, 27 March, 2016 - 6:51am login or register to post comments

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