**Male Cinygmula ramaleyi (Small Western Gordon Quill) Mayfly Spinner Pictures**

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Stoneflies

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

» Class Insecta (Insects)

» Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)

» Family Heptageniidae (March Browns, Cahills, Quill Gordons)

» Genus Cinygmula (Dark Red Quills)

» Species ramaleyi (Small Western Gordon Quill)

This one was preserved in ethanol and partially dissected, so it doesn't have its natural wild coloration, and it's missing some appendages. I'm posting it for identification purposes.

This mayfly was collected from Mystery Creek #186 on September 4th, 2015 and added to Troutnut.com on October 27th, 2015.

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Low-quality shot of the whole ventral view before I got the camera working properly.

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Claspers were removed for a clearer view of the genitalia, a key identifying characteristic in this genus.

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Male Cinygmula ramaleyi (Small Western Gordon Quill) Mayfly Spinner from Mystery Creek #186 in Alaska

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**Male Cinygmula ramaleyi (Small Western Gordon Quill) Mayfly Spinner Pictures**