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A Mayfly - Ametropus neavei
General Description
A large sand-dwelling mayfly that runs over underwater sandbars like an underwater tiger beetle.
Species Range
Montana Range
Range Descriptions
Native
Range Comments
The eastern range limit of this species is North Dakota, Manitoba and Saskatchewan (Guenther and McCafferty, 2005) It is recorded for CO, MT, ND, NM, UT, WI, WY Canada AB, NT, SK . In MT it os found in the Milk River system near the canadian border, the Missouri River >100 miles down from Fort Peck and the Lower Yellowstone and Powder River systems.
Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 11
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Relative Density
Recency
(Observations spanning multiple months or years are excluded from time charts)
Habitat
This species highly associated with larger, perennially flowing prairie rivers with gravel-cobble riffles and shifting sandy bottom runs and pools.
References
- Literature Cited AboveLegend:
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Guenther, J.L. and W.P. McCafferty. 2005. Mayflies (Ephemeroptera) of the Great Plains. III: North Dakota. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 131(3-4): 491-508.
- Additional ReferencesLegend: View Online Publication
Do you know of a citation we're missing?- Stagliano, D.M. 2016. Mayflies (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) of conservation Concern in Montana: Status Updates and Management Needs. Western North American Naturalist 76(4):441-451.
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