Revisionary Contributions to North American Ephemerella and Serratella (Ephemeroptera: Ephemerellidae)
Jacobus LM and McCafferty WP. 2003. Revisionary Contributions to North American Ephemerella and Serratella (Ephemeroptera: Ephemerellidae). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 111(4):174-193
The study of population variability and the reexamination of type material of certain Ephemerellidae species has revealed changes in status and new synonyms. Ephemerella dorothea Needham, 1908 [=E. infrequenMs cDunnough, 1924, new synonym=, E. mollitia Seemann, 1927, new synonym] is divided into two subspecies: E. d. dorothea, new status, and E. d. infrequens, new status [=E. mollitia, new synonym]. New synonyms were discovered for the following: Ephemerella excrucians Walsh, 1862 [=E. inermis Eaton, 1884, new synonym, =E. argo Burks, 1947, new synonym, =E. crenula Allen and Edmunds, 1965, new synonym, =E. lacustris Allen and Edmunds, 1965, new synonym, =E. rossi Allen and Edmunds, 1965, new synonym, =E. rama Allen, 1968, new synonym], E. invaria Walker, 1853 [=E. rotunda Morgan, 1911, new synonym, =E. vernalis Banks, 1914, new synonym, =E. feminina Needham, 1924, new synonym, =E. fratercula McDunnough, 1925, new synonym, =E. inconstans Traver, 1932, new synonym, =E. choctawhatchee Bemer, 1946, new synonym, =E. simila Allen and Edmunds, 1965, new synonym=, E. floriparaM cCafferty, 1985, new synonym],E . mucronata (Bengtsson), 1909 [=E. moffatae Allen, 1977, new synonym], Serratella micheneri (Traver), 1934 [=E. altana Allen, 1968, new synonym], S. serrata (Morgan), 1911 [=S. sordida (McDunnough), 1925, new synonym, =S. carolina (Bemer and Allen), 1961, new synonym, =S. spiculosa (Bemer and Allen), 1961, new synonym], and S. tibialis (McDunnough), 1924 [=S. sequoia (Allen and Collins), 1968, new synonym]. The larval description of E. altana is based on E. excrucians larvae that were associated erroneously with an adult of E. altana (=S. micheneri, new synonym). Variability and new distribution data are documented for each species, and records based on misidentifications are corrected. New diagnostic characters are provided for certain species.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Jacobus, Luke; McCafferty, W
- Units
- GRSM
- Keywords
- All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory, APHN, Appalachian Highlands Network, ATBI, Ephemerellidae, Ephemeroptera, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, GRSM, GRSM-00034, Insecta, Insects, Mayflies, SER, Southeast Region
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Freshwater Invertebrates