Biology:Baetis

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Baetis is a genus of mayflies of the family Baetidae, known as the blue-winged olive to anglers. There are at least 150 described species in Baetis.[1][2][3][4] They are distributed worldwide, with the most variety in North America and northern Europe.[5]

Selected species

About 48 species occur in Europe including:[6]

  • 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)[7]
  • Baetis muticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Baetis niger (Linnaeus, 1761)
  • Baetis rhodani (Pictet, 1843)
  • Baetis scambus Eaton, 1870
  • Baetis vernus Curtis, 1834

References

Further reading

  • Data related to Baetis at Wikispecies

Wikidata ☰ Q140326 entry