Arthroplea

Bengtsson, 1908

flatheaded mayflies

Species Guides

Arthroplea bipunctata(flatheaded mayfly)

Arthroplea is a of flatheaded mayflies in the Arthropleidae, established by Bengtsson in 1908. The genus contains at least two described : Arthroplea bipunctata and Arthroplea . Members of this genus are aquatic insects with nymphal stages in freshwater environments. The family Arthropleidae is sometimes treated as a within Heptageniidae in alternative classifications.

Pronunciation

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Habitat

Freshwater aquatic environments; nymphs inhabit streams and rivers.

Distribution

Recorded from Norway (NO) and Sweden (SE).

Misconceptions

The placement of Arthroplea varies among sources: treated as Arthropleidae in Wikipedia and NCBI, but as Heptageniidae in Catalogue of Life and GBIF.

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Taxonomic Uncertainty

-level classification remains unsettled. Arthropleidae is recognized as a distinct family by some authorities (NCBI, Wikipedia) but subsumed within Heptageniidae by others (Catalogue of Life, GBIF). This reflects ongoing debate about the phylogenetic relationships of flatheaded mayflies.

Species Count

At least two are formally described: Arthroplea bipunctata (McDunnough, 1924) and Arthroplea Bengtsson, 1908.