Species Jappa edmundsi Skedros & Polhemus, 1986
Bifurcate Horned Jappa
- Jappa edmundsi Skedros, D.G. & Polhemus, D.A. 1986. Two new species of Jappa from Australia (Ephemeroptera: Leptophlebiidae). Pan-Pacific Entomologist 62: 311-315 [311].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC immature larva, Hutchinson Creek at Cape Tribulation road, north of Daintree Landing, QLD.
Paratype(s) ANIC 2 immature larvae; UU 6 immature larvae.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
"All but one of the records for this species is from small streams in tropical rain forests in North Queensland. The single record from Jim Jim Falls in the Northern Territory appears incongruous, and requires confirmation" (Bae et al. 2013: 17).
IBRA
NT, Qld: Pine Creek (PCK), Wet Tropics (WT)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: lotic freshwater.
General References
Bae, J.B., Finlay, K.J. & Campbell, I.C. 2013. The horned Australian burrowing mayfly Jappa (Ephemeroptera: Leptophlebiidae). Entomological Research Bulletin (Seoul) 43(2013): 12-26 [16] (revised description)
Common Name References
Bae, J.B., Finlay, K.J. & Campbell, I.C. 2013. The horned Australian burrowing mayfly Jappa (Ephemeroptera: Leptophlebiidae). Entomological Research Bulletin (Seoul) 43(2013): 12-26 [17] (Bifurcate Horned Jappa)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 20-Jul-2023 | 18-Mar-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |