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Ephemeroptera was defined by Alpheus Hyatt and Jennie Maria Arms Sheldon in 1890–1. [44] [45] The taxonomy of the Ephemeroptera was reworked by George F. Edmunds and Jay R Traver, starting in 1954. [46] [47] Traver contributed to the 1935 work The Biology of Mayflies, [48] and has been called "the first Ephemeroptera specialist in North ...
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Ephemera vulgata is found throughout most of Europe. It mostly breeds in sluggish rivers and still waters such as ponds. This species is in decline, probably because of pollution of waterways by pesticides and heavy metals, and because the adult insects are disorientated by light pollution.
Trudgil (1989) Soil types: a field identification guide; Friday (1988) A key to the adults of British Water Beetles (freely downloadable pdf from ) Haslam et al. (1987) British water plants (revised edition) Tilling (1987) A key to the major groups of terrestrial invertebrates; Hiscock (1986) A field guide to the British Red Seaweeds (Rhodophyta)
Nesameletidae is a family of mayflies in the order Ephemeroptera. There are at least three genera and about eight described species in Nesameletidae. There are at least three genera and about eight described species in Nesameletidae.
Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects is a series of books produced by the Royal Entomological Society (RES). The aim of the Handbooks is to provide illustrated identification keys to the insects of Britain, together with concise morphological, biological and distributional information.
Ephemera danica can reach an imago size of 15–20 mm (0.6–0.8 in) in males, while females are larger, reaching 16–25 mm (0.6–1.0 in). This mayfly, with its characteristic markings and three tails (), is the most commonly seen of British Ephemeridae.
Neoephemeridae is a family of large squaregill mayflies in the order Ephemeroptera. There are at least four genera and about 17 described species in Neoephemeridae. There are at least four genera and about 17 described species in Neoephemeridae.