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Scientific Name: Leptophlebia sp Westwood, 1840
English Name: Prong-Gilled Mayflies
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Ephemeroptera
Family: Leptophlebiidae
Description:
The gills on the first abdominal segment are typically slender and finger-like, while those on abdominal segments 2-7 are forked, displaying varying shapes such as slender filaments or broad structures ending in slender filaments. Caudal filaments bear setae at the apex of each segment. A key identifying feature of leptophlebiid mayflies is the existence of forked gills. However, these gills are frequently broken, posing challenges in the identification process.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
The larvae of prong-gilled mayflies occur in a variety of habitats including lakes, ponds, and swift and slow flowing streams. They are found on rocks and gravel, leaf packs, and submerged roots.
Environment:
Freshwater, Terrestrial
Comments:
They are semi aquatic. Larvae are hatched in water. But they fly away when they got matured.
Main References:
Ali S, Chakraborty T (1992) BANGLADESHER MITHA PANIR AMERUDANDI PRANI (A book on Freshwater Invertebrates of Bangladesh). Bangla Academy, Dhaka, Bangladesh, ISBN: 984-07-4051-2
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