The mayflies of North and Central America / George F. Edmunds, Jr ; Steven L. Jensen, Lewis Berner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Edmunds, George F.

Contributor:

Jensen, Steven L.

Berner, Lewis.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mayflies--North America.

Mayflies.

Mayflies--Central America.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (341 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c1976.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Mayflies have fascinated man for centuries because of the brief span of their adult lives. These aquatic insects spend most of their lives as nymphs in water, then develop into winged stages and soon die, most species having an adult life of only two or t

Contents:

Contents; Preface; The Biological Role of Mayflies; Key to Nymphs; Key to Adults; The Families of Mayflies; Family SIPHLONURIDAE; Family METRETOPODIDAE; Family SIPHLAENIGMATIDAE; Family AMETROPODIDAE; Family BAETIDAE; Family OLIGONEURIIDAE; Family HEPTAGENIIDAE; Family LEPTOPHLEBIIDAE; Family EPHEMERELLIDAE; Family TRICORYTHIDAE; Family NEOEPHEMERIDAE; Family CAENIDAE; Family BAETISCIDAE; Family PROSOPISTOMATIDAE; Family BEHNINGIIDAE; Family POTAMANTHIDAE; Family EUTHYPLOCIIDAE; Family EPHEMERIDAE; Family PALINGENIIDAE; Family POLYMITARCYIDAE

Appendix I. A Guide to Changes in Scientific Names Appendix II. Suppliers of Collecting and Rearing Equipment; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-322) and index.

ISBN:

0-8166-6225-8

OCLC:

476161980