Some notable records of mayflies (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) from big rivers in Indiana

BMC Res Notes. 2020 Jul 29;13(1):357. doi: 10.1186/s13104-020-05198-9.

Abstract

Objectives: Mayflies (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) were collected from the Ohio River, Wabash River and White River in Indiana during July and August 2019, with the goals of confirming the continued existence of historic populations of species and discovering previously undocumented populations.

Data description: Notable new data for Ephoron album (Say) (Polymitarcyidae), Heptagenia elegantula (Eaton) (Heptageniidae), Pentagenia vittigera (Walsh) (Palingeniidae), and Tortopsis primus (McDunnough) (Polymitarcyidae) are reported.

Keywords: Large rivers; Mayflies; Population monitoring.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Ephemeroptera*
  • Indiana
  • Insecta
  • Rivers