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Taxonomy of Family Caenidae Newman, 1853
Small square-gill mayflies, Small Squaregilled Mayflies, Small Squaregills


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
315
2742
23344
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Ephemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
102
904
7655
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Ephemeroptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Mayflies, Mayflies Anglers Curse, Mayflies Greendrakes
102
904
7655
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Furcatergalia
Kluge, 1993
34
450
3347
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Pannota
McCafferty & Edmunds, 1979
Fusedback mayflies
21
175
1388
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Caenoidea
Edmunds & Traver, 1954
8
70
448
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyCaenidae
Newman, 1853
Small square-gill mayflies, Small Squaregilled Mayflies
39
367
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Caenidae Newman, 1853
SubfamilyBrachycercinae
9
80
Genera
Species
SubfamilyCaeninae
2
216
Genera
Species
GenusAenigmocaenis
Malzacher, 2009
1Species
GenusAfrocaenis
Gillies, 1982
4Species
GenusAfrocercus
Malzacher, 1987
4Species
GenusAustrocaenis
Barnard, 1932
  ⇒ Caenis
1Species
GenusBarnardara
McCafferty & Provonsha in Provonsha & McCafferty, 1995
1Species
GenusBrasilocaenis
Puthz, 1975
7Species
GenusCaeneus
Eaton, 1888
  ⇒ Caenis
1Species
GenusCaenopsella
Gillies, 1977
2Species
GenusCaenospella
Gillies, 1977
1Species
GenusCallistellina
Sun & McCafferty, 2004
1Species
GenusCallistina
Sun & McCafferty, 2002
0Species
GenusClypeocaenis
Soldán, 1978
11Species
GenusCoenis
1Species
GenusEurycaenis
Bengtsson, 1917
  ⇒ Brachycercus
8Species
GenusIrpacaenis
Suter, 1999
  ⇒ Caenis
3Species
GenusKalimaenis
Malzacher, 2013
0Species
GenusMadecocercus
Malzacher, 1995
2Species
GenusMccaffertya
Özdikmen, 2008
  ⇒ Callistellina
0Species
GenusNiandancus
Malzacher, 2009
1Species
GenusOrdella
Campion, 1923
3Species
GenusProvonshaka
McCafferty & Wang, 1995
1Species
GenusProvonshara
Malzacher, 2014
0Species
GenusPseudocaenis
Soldán, 1978
  ⇒ Caenis
3Species
GenusTasmanocoenis
Lestage, 1930
  ⇒ Caenis
7Species
GenusTigrocercus
Malzacher, 2006
1Species
GenusTillyardocaenis
Kluge, 2004
3Species
GenusTrichocaenis
Malzacher, 2009
1Species
GenusWundacaenis
Suter, 1993
  ⇒ Caenis
3Species

Synonyms
Brachycercidae (Lestage, 1924)
Coenidae (Newman, 1853)

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Caenidae
EnglishSmall square-gill mayflies, Small Squaregilled Mayflies, Small Squaregills
SwedishSlamdagsländor
FinnishPikkusurviaiset


Distribution and Species lists of Caenidae Newman, 1853
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Australia
6 Genera  20 Species
Austria
1 Genus  7 Species
Belgium
1 Genus  8 Species
Belize
1 Genus  1 Species
Brazil
3 Genera  22 Species
Bulgaria
1 Genus  1 Species
Burkina Faso
1 Genus  1 Species
Canada
6 Genera  26 Species
Cape Verde
1 Genus  1 Species
Chile
0 Genera  0 Species
China
1 Genus  4 Species
Colombia
3 Genera  6 Species
Costa Rica
1 Genus  5 Species
Cuba
2 Genera  2 Species
Cyprus
1 Genus  2 Species
Czech Republic
3 Genera  11 Species
Denmark
2 Genera  9 Species
Estonia
2 Genera  6 Species
Ethiopia
4 Genera  7 Species
Finland
2 Genera  7 Species
France
4 Genera  21 Species
Georgia
2 Genera  3 Species
Germany
2 Genera  10 Species
Greece
2 Genera  4 Species
Guinea
1 Genus  1 Species
India
2 Genera  4 Species
Indonesia
2 Genera  2 Species
Ireland
1 Genus  5 Species
Italy
2 Genera  13 Species
Ivory Coast
1 Genus  1 Species
Kenya
1 Genus  1 Species
Lesotho
1 Genus  2 Species
Liberia
1 Genus  1 Species
Luxembourg
1 Genus  4 Species
Madagascar
5 Genera  13 Species
Malawi
1 Genus  2 Species
Mexico
2 Genera  6 Species
Mozambique
2 Genera  0 Species
Namibia
1 Genus  3 Species
Netherlands
2 Genera  13 Species
Nicaragua
1 Genus  2 Species
Norway
2 Genera  6 Species
Paraguay
1 Genus  1 Species
Poland
1 Genus  1 Species
Republic South Africa
6 Genera  18 Species
Russia
1 Genus  4 Species
Senegal
1 Genus  1 Species
Slovakia
3 Genera  7 Species
Slovenia
2 Genera  2 Species
South Korea
1 Genus  1 Species
Spain
1 Genus  6 Species
Sri Lanka
4 Genera  4 Species
Sweden
2 Genera  7 Species
Switzerland
1 Genus  4 Species
Taiwan
1 Genus  9 Species
Tanzania
3 Genera  6 Species
Turkey
2 Genera  6 Species
Uganda
2 Genera  6 Species
Ukraine
1 Genus  1 Species
United Kingdom
4 Genera  22 Species
USA
7 Genera  52 Species
Vietnam
3 Genera  5 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


Links, sources and further information
Caenidae at artfakta.se
Caenidae at biodiversity.org.au
Caenidae at dyntaxa.se
Caenidae at gbif.org
Caenidae at irmng.org
Caenidae at itis.gov