Plauditus cestus (Provonsha & McCafferty, 1982) (Insecta: Ephemeroptera: Baetidae): New records from Virginia and the Northwest Territories, with notes on color variation

Plauditus cestus (Provonsha & McCafferty, 1982) is widespread in eastern and central North America. We provide new data from Virginia that fill a gap in the range of distribution and new data from the Northwest Territories that extend the range of the species by over 1900 km to the northwest. Th...

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Published in:Check List
Main Authors: Gorski,Melissa, Fox,Autumn, McQueen,Jordan, Jacobus,Luke
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2014
Subjects:
Baetidae
Ephemeroptera
North America
Plauditus cestus
distribution
Northwest Territories
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.15560/11.1.1498
https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/19096/
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Summary:Plauditus cestus (Provonsha & McCafferty, 1982) is widespread in eastern and central North America. We provide new data from Virginia that fill a gap in the range of distribution and new data from the Northwest Territories that extend the range of the species by over 1900 km to the northwest. The Northwest Territories specimen represents a new larval color variant, with pronounced coloration of abdominal segment 6. We emphasize the need for additional sampling of aquatic habitats in the Far North.

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