New records of Paraleptophlebia werneri Ulmer, 1920 and P. strandii (Eaton, 1901) from Finland (Ephemeroptera, Leptophlebiidae)

The mayfly species Paraleptophlebia werneri has been rediscovered from Finland. The species was classified as RE (regionally extinct) in the most recent national red-list assessment. The new locality is close to the Russian border in NE Lapland, Savukoski. Adult males were collected with a sweep net...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Biodiversity Data Journal
Main Authors: Salmela,Jukka, Savolainen,Eino
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2013
Subjects:
Lapland
faunistics
mayflies
aapamires
ponds
Savukoski
Sodankylä
Ulmer
Paraleptophlebia werneri
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.1.e969
https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/969/
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Summary:The mayfly species Paraleptophlebia werneri has been rediscovered from Finland. The species was classified as RE (regionally extinct) in the most recent national red-list assessment. The new locality is close to the Russian border in NE Lapland, Savukoski. Adult males were collected with a sweep net around a pond. Paraleptophlebia strandii is a rather poorly known but widespread Finnish species. The adults of this species occurred in great numbers in aapamires of central Lapland (Sodankylä). We hypothesize that these leptophlebid species are not dependent on running water but may instead thrive in small lentic water bodies.

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