Ephemeroptera fauna of river Narmada

Limnological studies on various stations of Narmada River were carried out from Aug-2009 to Feb-2010. The present investigation was carried out to enumerate the biodiversity of ephemeroptera fauna throughout various stations of Narmada River. During present investigation, 17 species comprising of 6 families were recorded including Baetidae, Caenidae, Ephemeridae, Heptageniidae, Ephemerellidae and Leptophlebiidae. The dominant family was Baetidae of which Baetis simplex was the most common species. Baetiella ladakae was also recorded in dominance in the specific station. Maximum biodiversity of ephemeroptera were noted in post monsoon season.