Nesameletus ornatus
Appearance
Nesameletus ornatus | |
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Nesameletus ornatus found near the Hangatahua River, Taranaki, New Zealand | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Ephemeroptera |
Family: | Nesameletidae |
Genus: | Nesameletus |
Species: | N. ornatus
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Binomial name | |
Nesameletus ornatus (Eaton, 1883)
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Nesameletus ornatus, commonly known as the small swimming mayfly, is a species of mayfly in the Nesameletidae family.[1] It is endemic to New Zealand.[2] It was first described by Alfred Edwin Eaton in 1883.
References
[edit]- ^ Hitchings, T. R.; Staniczek, A. H. (14 May 2003). "Nesameletidae (Insecta: Ephemeroptera)" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 46: 1–72 – via Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd.
- ^ "Nesameletus ornatus (Eaton, 1882)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-08-18.