I'm very tentatively (see the connected forum thread) sticking this mayfly in Rhithrogena for now.This mayfly was collected from the West Branch of the Delaware River on June 7th, 2007 and added to Troutnut.com on June 8th, 2007.
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TaxonI didn't even recognize it as a member of that family at first, but it seems to be the only option. The hind tarsus is distinctly 5-segmented, which I verified under the microscope because you can't see it very well on my photos. However, I because it's a female spinner I can't key it to genus using the Merrit & Cummins keys. Does anyone just recognize it?
I found it drifting, nearly dead on the surface at about 5pm on a hot afternoon.
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