Species Offadens soror (Ulmer, 1908)
- Baetis soror Ulmer, G. 1908. Trichopterae und Ephemeridae. pp. 25-46 in Michaelsen, W. & Hartmeyer, R. (eds). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens Ergebnisse der Hamburger südwest-australischen Forschungsreise 1905. Pt 3. Jena : Fischer Vol. 2 [44].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown ♂♀, Stat 131, Serpentine, WA.
Generic Combinations
- Offadens soror (Ulmer, 1908). — Lugo-Ortiz, C.R. & McCafferty, W.P. 1998. Offadens, a new genus of small minnow mayflies (Ephemeroptera, Baetidae) from Australia. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 100: 306-309.
Distribution
IBRA
SA, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- South Australia: S Gulfs
- Western Australia: SW coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: lotic freshwater.
General References
Suter, P.J. 1979. The effect of temperature on the hatching time of eggs of mayflies (Ephemeroptera) from South Australia. Newsletter of the Australian Society of Limnology 17(1): 40 [40] (hatching time of eggs)
Suter, P.J. & Bishop, J.E. 1980. The effect of mesh size on the interpretation of the life history of two mayflies from South Australia. pp. 381-403 in Flannagan, J.F. & Marshall, K.E. (eds). Advances in Ephemeroptera biology. Proceedings of the International Conference on Ephemeroptera. New York : Plenum Press Vol. 3