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Scientific Name: Siphlonisca sp Needham, 1909
English Name: Gray Drakes
Photo: Troutnut
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Ephemeroptera
Family: Siphlonuridae
Description:
The Tomah mayfly stands out for its remarkable size, being larger than most other mayfly species, reaching lengths of up to 1 inch. Its nymphs exhibit distinct features such as greatly expanded, wing-like flanges on the abdomen and noticeable bumps on the thorax, setting them apart from nymphs of other mayfly species.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
They require freshwater rivers, streams, or marshes, forested wetlands, boreal upland forest and/ or sedge-dominated floodplains that are seasonally flooded for survival
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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