Baetis bundyae (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae), described from Arctic Canada is found in northernmost Europe

Abstract The taxonomy and identification of mayflies of the Baetis vernus group (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae) represents a major challenge in both Europe and North America. The recent description of B. jaervii Savolainen from Finland, a species taxonomically close to the Palaearctic taxon Baetis macani...

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Published in:The Canadian Entomologist
Main Authors: Savolainen, Eino, Drotz, Marcus K., Saura, Anssi, Ståhls, Gunilla
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2014
Subjects:
Insect Science
Molecular Biology
Physiology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Structural Biology
Arctic
Canada
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4039/tce.2014.21
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0008347X14000212
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Summary:Abstract The taxonomy and identification of mayflies of the Baetis vernus group (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae) represents a major challenge in both Europe and North America. The recent description of B. jaervii Savolainen from Finland, a species taxonomically close to the Palaearctic taxon Baetis macani Kimmins and the Nearctic B. bundyae Lehmkuhl, called for clarification of the status and distribution of these species in northernmost Europe. We generated mtDNA COI sequences for establishing the identity of the collected samples. Based on these data we conclude that B. bundyae does occur in northeastern Finland in sympatry with B. macani . Accordingly, this taxon shows a highly interesting distributional pattern across the Nearctic and western Palaearctic regions.

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