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Checklist for Superfamily Caenoidea Edmunds & Traver, 1954
and region Polynesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
635
8967
31661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
631
8956
31644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
29
109
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Ephemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
14
32
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Ephemeroptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Mayflies, Mayflies Anglers Curse, Mayflies Greendrakes
14
32
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Furcatergalia
Kluge, 1993
11
27
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pannota
McCafferty & Edmunds, 1979
Fusedback mayflies
9
10
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caenoidea
Edmunds & Traver, 1954
7
7
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Polynesia
7 Families width 12 Species
Ameletopsidae Edmunds, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Caenidae Newman, 1853Small square-gill mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Coloburiscidae Edmunds, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Nesameletidae Kluge, Stude..., 19955SpeciesTaxom
Oniscigastridae Lameere, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Rallidentidae Tomka & Elpers, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Siphlaenigmatidae Penniket, 19621SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Polynesia
7 Genera with 12 Species
Ameletopsis Phillips, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Caenis Stephens, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Coloburiscus Eaton, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Nesameletus Tillyard, 20035SpeciesTaxom
Oniscigaster McLachlan, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Rallidens Penniket, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Siphlaenigma Penniket, 19621SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Polynesia
12 Species
Ameletopsis perscitus Eaton, 1899
Caenis (Caenis) nigropunctata Klapálek, 1905Mayfly
Coloburiscus humeralis Walker, 1853
Nesameletus austrinus Hitchings & ..., 2003
Nesameletus flavitinctus Tillyard, 1923
Nesameletus murihiku Hitchings & ..., 2003
Nesameletus ornatus Eaton, 1883
Nesameletus vulcanus Hitchings & ..., 2003
Oniscigaster distans Eaton, 1899
Oniscigaster wakefieldi McLachlan, 1873
Rallidens macfarlanei Penniket, 1966
Siphlaenigma janae Penniket, 1962

Subnodes of Caenoidea with occurrences in Polynesia
FamilyAmeletopsidae
Edmunds, 1957
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyCaenidae
Newman, 1853
Small square-gill mayflies, Small Squaregilled Mayflies, Small Squaregills
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyColoburiscidae
Edmunds, 1963
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyNesameletidae
Kluge, Studemann, Landolt & Gonser, 1995
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOniscigastridae
Lameere, 1917
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyRallidentidae
Tomka & Elpers, 1991
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySiphlaenigmatidae
Penniket, 1962
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Caenoidea at itis.gov