The state of systematics of North American Baetis Leach, 1815 (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae), with recommendations for identification of larvae
Author
Webb, J. M.
Author
Jacobus, Luke M.
Author
Sullivan, S. P.
text
Zootaxa
2018
2018-03-13
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4394.1.6
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Baetis alius
group
This species group was proposed to include
Baetis alius
,
Baetis moqui
and
B. pluto
(Wiersema
et al.
2004)
, but
Baetis moqui
was synonymized with
B. alius
(McCafferty
et al.
2008)
. Larvae are readily distinguished from other species groups by the shape of the labial palps (Fig. 18) and by the more elongate mouthparts, including the labrum (Fig. 29).
Baetis pluto
is found primarily in the Appalachian Mountains (McCafferty & Randolph 1998) and possesses a dark band on the caudal filaments.
Baetis alius
is known from the Rocky Mountains westward (McCafferty
et al.
2012) and lacks a dark band on the caudal filaments.