First record of Mayfly Povilla(Languidipes) taprobanes Hubbard from Karnataka

Authors

  • Sachin G Pai
  • C. M. Kalleshwaraswamy Department of Entomology, University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga 577 204, Karnataka
  • Krishnamoorty Varanashi Varanashi Development and Research Foundation, Adyanadka 574260, Karnataka
  • M. Ranjith Department of Entomology, University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga 577 204, Karnataka
  • M. Rajkumar ICAR-Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kasaragod 671124, Kerala

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.392

Keywords:

Mayflies, Polymitarcyidae, Povilla (Languidipes) taprobanes, plastic feeding, naiad, aquatic, water tanks, plastic lining, earthen cases, microplastics

Abstract

Mayflies are important as macroinvertebrates of aquatic ecosystems and are reliable bioindicators of water quality. Most mayfly nymphs feed by scraping algae from underwater rocks or by extracting food particles in the littoral and benthic zones of the water bodies. The mayfly Povilla (Languidipes) taprobanes originally described from Sri Lanka was observed in plastic lined ponds in coastal Karnataka. Not only, this is the first report of the species from Karnataka, but the unique case making behaviour of this species is also described for the first time. Additionally, the species was found damaging plastic tarpaulins of 750 gsm thickness used as lining for water storage in the tank by chewing. This chewing behaviour was responsible for damage of plastic sheets leading to water leakage. The possible loss caused and a need of alternate strategies to store water is discussed.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Metrics

Metrics Loading ...

Downloads

Published

2023-09-01

How to Cite

Pai, S. G. ., Kalleshwaraswamy, C. M., Varanashi, K., Ranjith, M., & Rajkumar, M. (2023). First record of Mayfly Povilla(<i>Languidipes</i>) taprobanes Hubbard from Karnataka . Indian Journal of Entomology, 85(3), 610–616. https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.392

Issue

Volume 85, Issue 3, September 2023

Section

Research Articles
Crossref
Scopus
Google Scholar
Europe PMC

References

Balachandran C, Chandran M D S, Ramachandra T V. 2011. Distribution and biology of the mayflies (Ephemeroptera) of Western Ghats. Sahyadrie News 35: 1-11.

Bauernfeind E, Soldán T. 2012. The mayflies of Europe (Ephemeroptera). Apollo Books, Ollerup, Denmark. 781 pp.

Bouchard R W. 2004. Guide to aquatic invertebrates of the Upper Midwest: Identification manual for students, citizen monitors, and aquatic resource professionals. University of Minnesota, Water Resources Research Center.

Deepika S, Rao K. 2018. Farm ponds lining materials - a review article. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences 7(11): 516-525.

Gallitelli L, Cera A, Cesarini G, Pietrelli L, Scalici M. 2021. Preliminary indoor evidences of microplastic effects on freshwater benthic macroinvertebrates. Scientific Reports 11: 720.

Hubbard M D. 1984. A revision of the genus Povilla (Ephemeroptera: Polymitarcyidae), Aquatic Insects 6(1): 17-35.

Kumar A, Singh R. 2010. Plastic lining for water storage structures. Technical Bulletin No. 50, Directorate of Water Management, Chandersekharpur, Bhubaneswar, India. p. 34.

Rathinakumar T, Kubendran T, Balasubramanian C. 2019. New record of the Genus Povilla (Navas, 1912) (Ephemeroptera, Polymitarcyidae) from southern Western Ghats, India. Journal of the Entomological Research 43(1): 89-92.

Selvakumar C, Janarthanan S, Chandra K, Subramanian K A, Sivaramakrishnan K G. 2019. Handbook on Morphological and Molecular identification of southern Indian mayflies (Insecta: Ephemeroptera). Zoological Survey of India. Kolkata, p. 98.

Sivaramakrishnan K G. 2016. Systematics of the Ephemeroptera of India: present status and future prospects. Zoosymposia 11: 33-52.

Windsor F M, Tilley R M, Tyler C R, Ormerod S J. 2019. Microplastic ingestion by riverine macroinvertebrates. Science of the Total Environment 646: 68-74.

Most read articles by the same author(s)