Baetis
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Baetis is a genus of mayflies of the family Baetidae, commonly known as blue-winged olives to anglers. There are at least 150 described species in the genus Baetis. They are distributed worldwide, with the most variety in North America and northern Europe.
Selected species
About 48 species occur in Europe including:
- Baetis alpinus (Pictet, 1843)
- Baetis atrebatinus Eaton, 1870
- Baetis bicaudatus Dodds, 1923
- Baetis buceratus Eaton, 1870
- Baetis cypronyx Godunko, Soldán & Staniczek, 2017
- Baetis fuscatus (Linnaeus, 1761) - type species (as Ephemera fuscata Linnaeus, 1761)
- Baetis muticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Baetis niger (Linnaeus, 1761)
- Baetis rhodani (Pictet, 1843)
- Baetis scambus Eaton, 1870
- Baetis vernus Curtis, 1834
Further reading
- Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
- Barber-James, Helen M.; Gattolliat, Jean-Luc; Sartori, Michel; Hubbard, Michael D. (2008). "Global diversity of mayflies (Ephemeroptera, Insecta) in freshwater". Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment. 595 (1). Springer: 339–350. doi:.
- Barber-James, H.; Sartori, M.; Gattolliat, J-L.; Webb, J. (2013). . The Catalogue of Life Partnership. doi:.
{{cite journal}}:Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - Campbell, Ian C., ed. (1990). Mayflies and stoneflies: Life histories and biology. Springer. doi:. ISBN 978-94-010-7579-4. S2CID .
- Edmunds Jr., George F. (1972). "Biogeography and evolution of Ephemeroptera". Annual Review of Entomology. 17 (1). Annual Reviews: 21–42. doi:.
- Kluge, Nikita (2013). The phylogenetic system of Ephemeroptera. Springer Science & Business Media. doi:. ISBN 978-94-015-3942-5. S2CID .
- Novikova, E.A.; Kluge, N. Yu. (1987). "Systematics of the Genus Baetis (Ephemeroptera, Baetinae) with Description of a New Species from Middle Asia". Vestnik Zoologii. 1987 (4): 8–19. ISSN .
- Walsh, Benjamin D. (1862). "List of the Pseudoneuroptera of Illinois contained in the Cabinet of the writer, with descriptions of over forty new species, and notes on their structural affinities". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 14 (7–9): 361–402.
External links
- Data related to Baetis at Wikispecies
- Media related to Baetis at Wikimedia Commons