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Checklist of Family Ephemeridae Leach, 1817 (Burrowing mayflies)
for Continents


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
2109
116061
1221557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
2100
115859
1220540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
209
1907
11343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Ephemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
53
631
3734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Ephemeroptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Mayflies, Mayflies Anglers Curse, Mayflies Greendrakes
53
631
3734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Furcatergalia
Kluge, 1993
19
335
1735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scapphodonta
McCafferty, 1998
6
51
275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephemeroidea
Latreille, 1810
4
39
225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphemeridae
Leach, 1817
Burrowing mayflies, Burrowing mayfly, Mayfly Ephemeridae
17
104
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
17 Genera with 104 Species
Afromera Demoulin, 19868SpeciesTaxom
Australiphemera McCafferty, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Denina McCafferty, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Eatonica Navas, 19118SpeciesTaxom
Eatonigenia Ulmer, 02SpeciesTaxom
Ephemera Linnaeus, 1938Green Drakes52SpeciesTaxom
Hexagenia Walsh, 1913Giant Mayflies24SpeciesTaxom
Ichthybotus Eaton, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Litobrancha McCafferty, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Microphemera McCafferty, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Oxycypha Burmeister, 18393SpeciesTaxom
Pantagenia1SpeciesTaxom
Parabaetis Haupt, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Pentagenia Walsh, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Phthartus Handlirsch, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Polymitarcys Eaton, 19164SpeciesTaxom
Pseudeatonica Spieth, 19141SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
104 Species and 9 Subspecies
Afromera aequatorialis Kimmins, 1956
Afromera congolana Demoulin, 1955
Afromera evae McCafferty &..., 1979
Afromera gilliesi Elouard, 1986
Afromera natalensis Barnard, 1932
Afromera siamensis Ueno, 1969
Afromera troubati Elouard, 1986
Australiphemera revelata W. P. McCaff..., 1990
Denina dubiloca W. P. McCaff..., 1987
Eatonica crassi McCafferty, 1971
Eatonica denysae Elouard & Sa..., 1998
Eatonica illustris Kimmins, 1960
Eatonica josettae Demoulin, 1969
Eatonica luciennae Elouard & Ol..., 1998
Eatonica patriciae Elouard, 1986
Eatonica schoutedeni Navas, 1911
Eatonigenia indica Chopra, 1924
Eatonigenia zhangi
Ephemera (Ephemera) blanda Traver, 1932Angelicatree
Ephemera (Ephemera) compar Hagen, 1875
Ephemera (Ephemera) danica Müller, 1764Black Drake
Ephemera (Ephemera) guttulata Pictet, 1843American green drake
Ephemera (Ephemera) howarthi T. D. A. Coc..., 1908
Ephemera (Ephemera) lineata Eaton, 1870
Ephemera (Ephemera) mooiana McCafferty, 1971
Ephemera (Ephemera) nimia (Navas, 1915)⇒ Eatonica schoutedeni Navas, 1911
Ephemera (Ephemera) orientalis McLachlan, 1875
Ephemera (Ephemera) parnassiana Demoulin, 1958
Ephemera (Ephemera) sachalinensis Matsumura, 1911
Ephemera (Ephemera) simulans Walker, 1853Brown Drake
Ephemera (Ephemera) traverae Spieth, 1938Heartleaf sandmat
Ephemera (Ephemera) triplex (Traver, 1935)⇒ Ephemera blanda Traver, 1932
Ephemera (Ephemera) varia Eaton, 1883Cream variant
Ephemera (Ephemera) vulgata Linnaeus, 1758Common mayfly
Ephemera (Ephemera) zettana Kimmins, 1937
Ephemera amurensis (Navas, 1912)⇒ Ephemera orientalis McLachlan, 1875
Ephemera cellulosa Hagen, 1862
Ephemera culiciformis Linnaeus, 1758White Winged Day Fly
Ephemera culleni Etheridge & ..., 1890
Ephemera deposita Weyenbergh, 1874
Ephemera dislocans Walker, 1860
Ephemera exsucca S. H. Scudder, 1890
Ephemera formosana (Ulmer, 1920)⇒ Ephemera zettana Kimmins, 1937
Ephemera glaucops (F.J. Pictet, 1843)⇒ Ephemera zettana Kimmins, 1937
Ephemera hasakalensis Hubbard, 1983
Ephemera hasalakensis (Hubbard, 1983)⇒ Ephemera zettana Kimmins, 1937
Ephemera hellenica (Demoulin, 1955)⇒ Ephemera lineata Eaton, 1870
Ephemera immobilis S. H. Scudder, 1890
Ephemera interempta S. H. Scudder, 1890
Ephemera japonica (McLachlan, 1875)⇒ Ephemera zettana Kimmins, 1937
Ephemera lankensis (Hubbard, 1983)⇒ Ephemera zettana Kimmins, 1937
Ephemera macilenta S. H. Scudder, 1890
Ephemera maculata (Poda, 1761)⇒ Ephemera danica Müller, 1764
Ephemera meyeri H. Weyenbergh, 1874
Ephemera nadinae (McCafferty &..., 1973)⇒ Eatonigenia trirama McCafferty, 1973
Ephemera natalensis Barnard, 1932
Ephemera nathani (Hubbard, 1982)⇒ Ephemera zettana Kimmins, 1937
Ephemera oeningensis Heer, 1865
Ephemera paulae (Grandi, 1955)⇒ Ephemera zettana Kimmins, 1937
Ephemera procera Hagen, 1862
Ephemera pumicosa S. H. Scudder, 1890
Ephemera sauteri (Ulmer, 1912)⇒ Ephemera zettana Kimmins, 1937
Ephemera schoutedeni Navas, 1911
Ephemera separigata (Bae, 1995)⇒ Ephemera zettana Kimmins, 1937
Ephemera spilosa (Navas, 1936)⇒ Ephemera zettana Kimmins, 1937
Ephemera strigata (Eaton, 1892)⇒ Ephemera zettana Kimmins, 1937
Ephemera supposita (Eaton, 1883)⇒ Ephemera zettana Kimmins, 1937
Ephemera tabifica S. H. Scudder, 1890
Ephemera traveri (Spieth, 1938)⇒ Ephemera traverae Spieth, 1938
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) atrocaudata McDunnough, 1924
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) bilineata Say, 1824Emergent Mayfly
Hexagenia bilineata falcata (Needham, 1920)⇒ Hexagenia rigida McDunnough, 1924
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) limbata Serville, 1829Burrowing mayfly
Hexagenia limbata limbata (Serville, 1829)⇒ Hexagenia limbata Serville, 1829
Hexagenia limbata occulta (Walker, 1853)⇒ Hexagenia limbata Serville, 1829
Hexagenia limbata venusta (Eaton, 1883)⇒ Hexagenia limbata Serville, 1829
Hexagenia limbata viridescens (Walker, 1853)⇒ Hexagenia limbata Serville, 1829
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) rigida McDunnough, 1924
Hexagenia (Pseudeatonica) albivitta Walker, 1853
Hexagenia callineura (Banks, 1914)⇒ Pseudeatonica callineura Banks, 1914
Hexagenia fulva Esben-Petersen, 1913
Hexagenia illustris Eaton, 1913
Hexagenia indica (Chopra, 1924)⇒ Eatonigenia indica Chopra, 1924
Hexagenia mexicana (Eaton, 1885)⇒ Hexagenia rigida McDunnough, 1924
Hexagenia munda (McDunnough, 1927)⇒ Hexagenia limbata Serville, 1829
Hexagenia munda elegans (Traver, 1931)⇒ Hexagenia limbata Serville, 1829
Hexagenia munda marilandica (Traver, 1931)⇒ Hexagenia limbata Serville, 1829
Hexagenia munda munda (Eaton, 1883)⇒ Hexagenia limbata Serville, 1829
Hexagenia munda orlando Traver, 1931
Hexagenia orlando (Traver, 1931)⇒ Hexagenia limbata Serville, 1829
Hexagenia recurvata (Morgan, 1913)⇒ Litobrancha recurvata Morgan, 1913
Hexagenia reticulata Navas, 1913
Ichthybotus bicolor Tillyard, 1923
Ichthybotus hudsoni McLachlan, 1894
Litobrancha palearctica W. P. McCaff..., 1983
Litobrancha recurvata Morgan, 1913American March brown dun
Microphemera neotropica W. P. McCaff..., 1990
Oxycypha discolor Burmeister, 1839
Oxycypha lactea Burmeister, 1839
Oxycypha luctuosa Burmeister, 1839
Pantagenia robusta McDunnough, 1926
Parabaetis eocaenicus H. Haupt, 1956
Pentagenia robusta (McDunnough, 1926)⇒ Pentagenia vittigera Walsh, 1862
Pentagenia schoutedeni Umler, 1916
Pentagenia vittigera Walsh, 1862
Phthartus africanus S. H. Haughton, 1924
Phthartus netschajevi A. Handlirsch, 1904
Phthartus rossicus A. Handlirsch, 1904
Polymitarcys capensis Esben-Petersen, 1913
Polymitarcys savignyi (Eaton, 1883)⇒ Ephoron savignyi Pictet, 1843
Polymitarcys savignyii Eaton, 1871
Polymitarcys temerata Navas, 1916
Pseudeatonica callineura Banks, 1914

Subnodes of Ephemeridae with occurrences in Continents
SubfamilyEphemerinae
Latreille, 1810
9
88
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyIchthybotinae
Demoulin, 1957
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPentageniinae
McCafferty, 1972
1
3
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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