New records of Paraleptophlebiawerneri Ulmer, 1920 and Paraleptophlebiastrandii (Eaton, 1901) from Finland (Ephemeroptera, Leptophlebiidae).
The mayfly species Paraleptophlebiawerneri 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. Paraleptophlebiastrandii 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.
Natural Heritage Services (Metsähallitus), Rovanieni, Finland ; University of Turku, Zoological Museum, Turku, Finland.
Jukka
J
Salmela
Natural History Museum of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland.
Eino
E
Savolainen
Lapland; aapamires; faunistics; mayflies; ponds