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Checklist for Superfamily Caenoidea Edmunds & Traver, 1954
and region Southern Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
33
235
745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Ephemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
14
104
290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Ephemeroptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Mayflies, Mayflies Anglers Curse, Mayflies Greendrakes
14
104
290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Furcatergalia
Kluge, 1993
9
51
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pannota
McCafferty & Edmunds, 1979
Fusedback mayflies
4
20
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caenoidea
Edmunds & Traver, 1954
1
6
20
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Africa
1 Family width 20 Species
Caenidae Newman, 1853Small square-gill mayflies20SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Africa
6 Genera with 20 Species
Afrocaenis Gillies, 1982
0SpeciesTaxom
Austrocaenis Barnard, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Barnardara McCafferty &..., 19951SpeciesTaxom
Caenis Stephens, 199016SpeciesTaxom
Caenopsella Gillies, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Clypeocaenis Soldán, 19951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
20 Species
Austrocaenis capensis (Barnard, 1932)⇒ Caenis capensis Barnard, 1932
Barnardara demoori McCafferty &..., 1995
Caenis (Caenis) antelucana Malzacher, 1990
Caenis (Caenis) basuto Demoulin, 1970
Caenis (Caenis) brevipes Kimmins, 1956
Caenis (Caenis) capensis Barnard, 1932
Caenis (Caenis) cibaria Eaton, 1879
Caenis (Caenis) edwardsi Kimmins, 1939
Caenis (Caenis) horaria Linnaeus, 1758Small square-gilled mayfly
Caenis (Caenis) jinjana Kimmins, 1956
Caenis (Caenis) margherita Malzacher, 1990
Caenis (Caenis) rivulorum Eaton, 1884
Caenis (Caenis) scotti (Ulmer, 1930)⇒ Tillyardocaenis tillyardi Lestage, 1938
Caenis (Caenis) youngi Roemhild, 1984Fringed coil
Caenis bella (Kang & Yang, 1994)⇒ Caenis youngi Roemhild, 1984
Caenis discolor (Eaton, 1871)⇒ Tricorythus discolor Burmeister, 1839
Caenis douglasi Malzacher, 1993
Caenis libenauae Malzacher, 1990
Caenopsella meridies Gillies, 1977
Clypeocaenis umgeni Provonsha & ..., 1995

Subnodes of Caenoidea with occurrences in Southern Africa
FamilyCaenidae
Newman, 1853
Small square-gill mayflies, Small Squaregilled Mayflies, Small Squaregills
6
20
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Caenoidea at itis.gov