New records of Paraleptophlebia werneri Ulmer, 1920 and P. strandii (Eaton, 1901) from Finland (Ephemeroptera, Leptophlebiidae)

Authors: Salmela, Jukka DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.1.e969 Published: Jan. 1, 2013 Source: Biodiversity Data Journal OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Lapland · Topics: Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology

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The mayfly species Paraleptophlebia werneri has been rediscovered from Finland. The species was classified as RE (regionally extinct) in the most recent national red-list assessment. The new locality is close to the Russian border in NE Lapland, Savukoski. Adult males were collected with a sweep net around a pond. Paraleptophlebia strandii is a rather poorly known but widespread Finnish species. The adults of this species occurred in great numbers in aapamires of central Lapland (Sodankylä). We hypothesize that these leptophlebid species are not dependent on running water but may instead thrive in small lentic water bodies.

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