order
Coleoptera
“Adult Beetles”
Coleoptera
“Larval Beetles”
Diptera
“True Flies”
Ephemeroptera
“Mayflies”
Hemiptera
“True Bugs”
Lepidoptera
“Aquatic Caterpillars, Snout Moths”
Megaloptera
“Alderflies, Dobsonflies, and Fishflies”
Odonata
“Dragonflies and Damselflies”
Plecoptera
“Stoneflies”
Trichoptera
“Caddisflies”
family
Potamanthidae
“Hackle-gills”
Family Overview
Potamanthidae
Hackle-gills
Long slender mayfly with its gills long, forked, marginally fringed, and projecting laterad; pair of sharp tusks projecting beyond head; the legs are not unusually thick and flattened for digging.
Characteristics
POLLUTION TOLERANCE
Upper Midwest: up to 4
Midwest: up to 3.2
Southeast: up to 1.6
FEEDING HABITS
Collector / Filterer
MOVEMENT
Burrower
Diagnostic Characters
Order
Abdominal Gills
Single Tarsal Claw
Usually 3 Tails
Family
Gills on 2-7 Forked, Long, Projecting Laterad
Legs Slender
Long Tusks
+ Expanded Character List
Order:
Wings developing in wing pads. Mouthparts suitable for chewing. Gills present on tops and sides of abdomen. Segmented legs present. One tarsal claw per leg. Usually with 3 tails (sometimes 2).
Family:
Long slender mayfly with its gills long, forked, marginally fringed, and projecting laterad; pair of sharp tusks projecting beyond head; the legs are not unusually thick and flattened for digging.
Dorsal
Ventral