Acanthametropus pecatonica

Acanthametropus pecatonica
Conservation status
Extinct  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Ephemeroptera
Family:	Acanthametropodidae
Genus:	Acanthametropus
Species:	†A. pecatonica
Binomial name
†Acanthametropus pecatonica Burks, 1953

Acanthametropus pecatonica, the Pecatonica River mayfly, is a species of mayfly in the family Acanthametropodidae. It is endemic to the Pecatonica River of Wisconsin and Illinois, with populations observed in South Carolina and Georgia. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Acanthametropus pecatonica was considered extinct after 1927, but was rediscovered in 1987, about 60 years after it was considered lost. ^[5] It has been found in at least five counties of Wisconsin, ^[6] and historically at locations in Illinois, South Carolina, and Georgia. ^{[3] [7]}

References

1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Acanthametropus pecatonica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996: e.T82A13082860. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T82A13082860.en . Retrieved November 15, 2021.
2. "Acanthametropus pecatonica Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
3. "Acanthametropus pecatonica". GBIF. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
4. "Mayfly Central" . Retrieved February 20, 2019.
5. Lillie, Richard A.; Schmude, Kurt L.; Hilsenhoff, William L. (1987). "Rediscovery of Acanthametropus Pecatonica in the Western Great Lakes Region (Ephemeroptera: Siphlonuridae)" (PDF). The Great Lakes Entomologist. 20 (2). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 23, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
6. "Pecatonica River Mayfly (Acanthametropus pecatonica)". Protecting Wisconsin's Biodiversity. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
7. Jacobus, Luke M. (2013). "South Carolina mayflies (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) of Conservation Concern". Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science. 11 (1).

Further reading

• Barber-James, H.; Sartori, M.; Gattolliat, J-L.; Webb, J. (2013). "World checklist of freshwater Ephemeroptera species". The Catalogue of Life Partnership. doi:10.15468/wrzznv . Retrieved February 20, 2019– via GBIF.