Acanthametropus pecatonica

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Acanthametropus pecatonica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Ephemeroptera
Family: Acanthametropodidae
Genus: Acanthametropus
Species:
A. pecatonica
Binomial name
Acanthametropus pecatonica
Burks, 1953

Acanthametropus pecatonica, the Pecatonica River Mayfly, is a species of mayfly in the family Acanthametropodidae. It is endemic to the Pecatonica River of Wisconsin and Illinois, with populations observed in South Carolina and Georgia.[2][3][4]

Acanthametropus pecatonica was considered extinct after 1927, but was "rediscovered" in 1987, about 60 years after it was considered lost.[5] It has been found in at least five counties of Wisconsin, and historically at locations in Illinois, South Carolina, and Georgia.[3][6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Acanthametropus pecatonica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T82A13082860. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T82A13082860.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Acanthametropus pecatonica Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
  3. ^ a b "Acanthametropus pecatonica". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
  4. ^ "Mayfly Central". Retrieved 2019-02-20.
  5. ^ Lillie, Richard A.; Schmude, Kurt L.; Hilsenhoff, William L. (1987). "Rediscovery of Acanthametropus Pecatonica in the Western Great Lakes Region (Ephemeroptera: Siphlonuridae)" (PDF). The Great Lakes Entomologist. 20 (2).
  6. ^ Jacobus, Luke M. (2013). "South Carolina mayflies (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) of Conservation Concern". Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science. 11 (1).

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