Acanthophlebia Explained

Acanthophlebia is a genus of pronggill mayflies in the family Leptophlebiidae. There is one described species in Acanthophlebia, Acanthophlebia cruentata.^{[1] [2]}

Taxonomy

George Hudson first described Acanthophlebia cruentata under the name Atalophlebia cruentata in his book New Zealand Neuroptera in 1904.^[3]

Distribution

This species is endemic to New Zealand and found only in the North Island.

Further reading

• Book: Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment. 2008. Barber-James . Helen M.. Gattolliat . Jean-Luc. Sartori . Michel. Hubbard . Michael D.. Springer. Developments in Hydrobiology. 595. Global diversity of mayflies (Ephemeroptera, Insecta) in freshwater. 339–350. 978-1-4020-8258-0. 10.1007/978-1-4020-8259-7_37.
• Book: Mayflies and Stoneflies: Life Histories and Biology. 1990. Campbell . Ian C.. Springer. 978-94-010-7579-4. 10.1007/978-94-009-2397-3. 39201439.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Acanthophlebia. GBIF. 2020-01-25.
2. Web site: 2019-07-02. Mayfly Central.
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