Mayfly






CLASS

Insecta

ORDER

Ephemeroptera

FAMILY

Heptageniidae

GENUS

Rhithrogena



Keys used for
this identification

Filum terminale present (Three cerci).

The two gills of the first pair enlarged, kidney shaped, inserting ventrally and meeting in the middle.


THE ERLENBACH BENTHOS REPORT

Genus
Rhithrogena

I found a couple of this juvenile Rhithrogena specimen under the stone. Body length was about 4 mm.