Acanthophlebia is a genus of pronggill mayflies in the family Leptophlebiidae.[1] There is one described species in Acanthophlebia, Acanthophlebia cruentata.[2][3][1]

Acanthophlebia
A. cruentata larva
A. cruentata adult
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Ephemeroptera
Family: Leptophlebiidae
Genus: Acanthophlebia
Towns, 1983
Species:
A. cruentata
Binomial name
Acanthophlebia cruentata
(Hudson, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Atalophlebia cruentata Hudson, 1904

Taxonomy

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George Hudson first described Acanthophlebia cruentata under the name Atalophlebia cruentata in his book New Zealand Neuroptera in 1904.[4]

Distribution

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This species is endemic to New Zealand and found only in the North Island.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b David Towns; William L. Peters (19 August 1996). "Leptophlebiidae (Insecta: Ephemeroptera)" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 36. Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.36. ISSN 0111-5383. OCLC 36112815. Wikidata Q45048336.
  2. ^ "Acanthophlebia". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  3. ^ "Mayfly Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  4. ^ George Vernon Hudson (1904). "New Zealand Neuroptera : a popular introduction to the life-histories and habits of may-flies, dragon-flies, caddis-flies and allied insects inhabiting New Zealand, including notes on their relation to angling". London: 33. doi:10.5962/BHL.TITLE.8516. Wikidata Q44839300.
  5. ^ Kevin J. Collier; John M. Quinn (December 2004). "Factors affecting distribution and abundance of the mayfly Acanthophlebia cruentata (Leptophlebiidae) in North Island, New Zealand, streams". New Zealand Entomologist. 27 (1): 17–28. doi:10.1080/00779962.2004.9722120. ISSN 0077-9962. Wikidata Q105744870.

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