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Family Acanthametropodidae - Sand-dwelling Mayflies

Analetris eximia
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)
Suborder Pisciforma
Family Acanthametropodidae (Sand-dwelling Mayflies)
Numbers
3 spp. in 2 genera total(1)
Size
Relatively large: adults and nymphs to ~20 mm
Identification
Nymph: elongate and streamlined; claws long and slender, claws of hind legs about as long as tarsi
Range
Holarctic; Acathametropus in North America and ne Asia, Analetris in western North America
Habitat
Large, deep rivers with sand bottoms; nymphs usually in deep runs or marginal pools
Food
Nymphs are predators; adults are short-lived and non-feeding
Life Cycle
North American populations univoltine
Print References
McCafferty W.P. (1991) Comparison of Old and New World Acanthametropus (Ephemeroptera: Acanthametropodidae) and other psammophilous mayflies. Entomological News 102: 205-214.
A review of the Acanthametropodinae with a description of a new genus (Ephemeroptera: Siphlonuridae), G. F. Edmunds, Jr. and R. W. Koss. 1972. Pan-Pacific Entomologist 48(2): 136–144. (2)
Works Cited
1.Barber-James H., Sartori M., Gattolliat J-L., Webb J. (2013) World checklist of freshwater Ephemeroptera species
2.A review of the Acanthametropodinae with a description of a new genus (Ephemeroptera: Siphlonuridae)
G. F. Edmunds, Jr. and R. W. Koss. 1972. Pan-Pacific Entomologist 48(2): 136–144.
Contributed by Greg Courtney on 13 November, 2017 - 2:26pm
Additional contributions by v belov, Edward Ruden
Last updated 9 January, 2021 - 8:40pm

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