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Xavier_Carp | August 7th, 2007, 3:25 pm | |
Posts: 13 | Hi, I know it is a mayfly, but don't know the species, hope you can help me out, it was photographed down here in Mexico. | |
Konchu | August 7th, 2007, 5:54 pm | |
Site Editor IndianaPosts: 505 | Looks similar to the genus Tricorythodes (what people call Tricos) or some other member of the family Leptohyphidae. The dark color, three tails and shape & coloration of wings all help me to guess that it is Tricorythodes. How big was it? What part of Mexico were you in when you saw it? | |
Xavier_Carp | August 8th, 2007, 7:25 am | |
Posts: 13 | It is small maybe 1.4 cm I saw it in the central part of mexico, the place is about 2000 mt above the sea level, it was a beautiful shinny black color | |
Konchu | August 8th, 2007, 8:55 pm | |
Site Editor IndianaPosts: 505 | Several Tricorythodes species are known from central Mexico. http://www.entm.purdue.edu/entomology/research/mayfly/species.html Did you see the river or stream nearby? If so, please describe it. This might help. | |
Xavier_Carp | August 9th, 2007, 1:41 pm | |
Posts: 13 | Konchu, I was fishing on this small creek, the area where I caught it is where the water is most still avobe a small dam, the creek is only 6ft wide and not very deep, the deepest pools are about 4ft and average depth is 2ft bottom is mostly grtavel with some areas covered with a thin layer of silt, hope this help | |
Konchu | August 9th, 2007, 2:30 pm | |
Site Editor IndianaPosts: 505 | Good leptohyphid habitat. | |
Taxon | August 9th, 2007, 3:55 pm | |
Site Editor Royse City, TXPosts: 1350 | Xavier_Carp- When you say Central Mexico, are you referring to the country or the state of México? This information would allow me to significantly narrow down the identification possibilities. Here is a list of the Mexican states:
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Best regards, Roger Rohrbeck www.FlyfishingEntomology.com | ||
Xavier_Carp | August 9th, 2007, 4:46 pm | |
Posts: 13 | Taxon, it was pictured in Puebla THX | |
Taxon | August 9th, 2007, 5:55 pm | |
Site Editor Royse City, TXPosts: 1350 | Hmmmm. Puebla, doesn’t seem have any leptohyphids recorded, at least according to a list compiled from Dr. Pat Randolph’s PhD dissertation. So, I looked at the surrounding states, and found that Oaxaca, immediately south of Puebla, has records of the following leptohyphids:
Leptohyphes brunneus Leptohyphes castaneus Leptohyphes zalope Tricorythodes notatus Vacupernius packeri It is likely one of these. Perhaps Konchu will be able to narrow it further. | |
Best regards, Roger Rohrbeck www.FlyfishingEntomology.com | ||
Konchu | August 10th, 2007, 9:01 am | |
Site Editor IndianaPosts: 505 | The tails on this beast are too long for Tricorythodes... | |
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