Science, Technology and Engineering

School of Life Sciences

Department of Environmental Management & Ecology

Dr Jeffrey Webb

Jeff Webb joined the staff at Deme in November 2007 as a post-doctoral fellow with Dr. Phil Suter. Jeff's research interests focus on the taxonomy and evolution of aquatic insects, particularly mayflies (Ephemeroptera).

Jeff's current research, as part of the National Taxonomy Hub, examines the systematics of the small minnow mayflies (Baetidae) of Australia. The baetids are one of the most abundant taxa in running water ecosystems throughout Australia, are major prey items for fish and other predators, and vary in their tolerance to various forms of pollution, making them ideal candidates for use in water quality monitoring. Less than half of the ~50 species known to occur in Australia are formally described and named, however, so obtaining meaningful results in water quality monitoring programs has been difficult. Using a combination of morphological analysis, DNA sequencing, and databases, Jeff hopes to be able to catalog and describe the baetid species of Australia.

PUBLICATIONS

Mcafferty WP, Waltz RD, and Webb JM. 2008. A new species of Acentrella (Baetidae) from eastern North America. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington (in press).

Webb JM, McCafferty WP. 2008. Heptageniidae of the World, Part II: Key of the Genera. Canadian Journal of Arthorpod Identification (in press).

Webb JM, McCafferty WP. 2008. Adjustments to the species nomenclature in Heptageniidae (Ephemeroptera). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 110: 525-527.

Sartori M, Derleth P, and Webb JM. 2007. The nymph of Atopopus tarsalis Eaton, 1881 (Ephemeroptera, Heptageniidae): first description, ecology and behaviour. Zootaxa 1586: 25-32.

Webb JM and McCafferty WP. 2007. A new genus and species of Heptageniidae (Ephemeroptera) from Borneo, with revisions to the classification of the Ecdyonurinae. Zootaxa 1478: 41-47.

Webb JM, Sun L, McCafferty WP and Ferris VR. 2007. A new species and new synonym in Heptagenia (Ephemeroptera: Heptageniidae: Heptageniinae) based on morphological and molecular evidence. Journal of Insect Science (in press).

McCafferty WP, Davis JR, and Webb JM. 2006. New and notable records of flatheaded mayfly species (Ephemeroptera : Heptageniidae) from Texas, USA. Entomological News 117: 272-275.

McCafferty WP, Hubbard T, and Webb JM. 2006. Insecta, Ephemeroptera: range extensions and new Iowa state records. Check List 2: 40-41.

McCafferty, WP and Webb JM. 2006. Insecta, Ephemeroptera: range extensions and new Alabama state records. Check List 2: 6-7.

Webb JM, Braasch D, and McCafferty WP. 2006. Reevaluation of the the genera Compsoneuria Eaton and Trichogenia Braasch & Soldán (Ephemeroptera: Heptageniidae). Zootaxa, 1335: 55-68.

Webb JM and McCafferty WP. 2006. Contribution to the taxonomy of eastern North American Epeorus. Zootaxa, 1128: 57-64.

Webb JM and McCafferty WP. 2006. First description of the adult of Epeorus aculeatus Braasch. Zootaxa, 1277:63-68.

Ball SL, Hebert P, Burian SK, and Webb JM. 2005. Biological identification of mayflies (Ephemeroptera) using DNA barcodes. Journal of the North American Benthological Society, 24 (3): 508-524.

McCafferty WP, Waltz RD, Webb JM, and Jacobus LM. 2005. Revision of Heterocloeon McDunnough (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae). Journal of Insect Science, 5: Article No. 35

McCafferty WP, Meyer MD, Webb JM, and Jacobus LM. 2004. New state and provincial records for North American small minnow mayflies (Ephemeroptera : Baetidae). Entomological News, 115: 93-100.

Webb JM, Parker DW, Lehmkuhl DM, and McCafferty WP. 2004. Additions and emendations to the mayfly (Ephemeroptera) fauna of Saskatchewan, Canada. Entomological News, 115: 213-218.

Webb JM and McCafferty WP. 2003. New records of mayflies (Ephemeroptera) from Alberta, Canada. Entomological News, 114: 230-232.

Wisenden BD, Pollock MS, Tremaine RJ, Webb JM, Wismer ME, and Chivers DP. 2003. Synergistic interactions between chemical alarm cues and the presence of conspecific and heterospecific fish shoals. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 54: 485-490.

Randolph RP, McCafferty WP, Zaranko D, Jacobus LM, and Webb JM. 2002. New Canadian records of Baetidae (Ephemeroptera) and adjustments to North American Cloeon. Entomological News, 113: 306-309.

Sun L, Webb JM, and McCafferty WP. 2002. Cercobrachys cree, a new species of Ephemeroptera (Caenidae) from western North America. Entomological News, 113: 80-86.

Webb JM, McCafferty WP, and Lehmkuhl DM. 2002. The larval stage of Heptagenia adaequata (Ephemeroptera: Heptageniidae). Entomological News, 113: 289-293.