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Checklist for Superfamily Ephemeroidea Latreille, 1810
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
11863
34633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
11859
34631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
28
157
469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Ephemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
12
56
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Ephemeroptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Mayflies, Mayflies Anglers Curse, Mayflies Greendrakes
12
56
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Furcatergalia
Kluge, 1993
7
29
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scapphodonta
McCafferty, 1998
3
6
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephemeroidea
Latreille, 1810
2
4
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Costa Rica
2 Families width 7 Species
Ephemeridae (Leach, 1817)Burrowing mayflies5SpeciesTaxom
Polymitarcyidae Banks, 1900Pale Burrower Mayflies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Costa Rica
4 Genera with 7 Species
Ephemera Linnaeus, 1758Green Drakes2SpeciesTaxom
Hexagenia Walsh, 1885Giant Mayflies3SpeciesTaxom
Tortopsis Molineri, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Tortopus Needham and ..., 19961SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
7 Species
Ephemera (Ephemera) danica Müller, 1764Black Drake
Ephemera (Ephemera) vulgata Linnaeus, 1758Common mayfly
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) rigida McDunnough, 1924
Hexagenia (Pseudeatonica) albivitta Walker, 1853
Hexagenia mexicana (Eaton, 1885)⇒ Hexagenia rigida McDunnough, 1924
Tortopsis unguiculatus Ulmer, 1920
Tortopus bellus Lugo-Ortiz &..., 1996

Subnodes of Ephemeroidea with occurrences in Costa Rica
FamilyEphemeridae
Leach, 1817
Burrowing mayflies, burrowing mayfly, Common Burrower Mayflies, Common burrowing mayflies, Mayfly Ephemeridae
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPolymitarcyidae
Banks, 1900
Pale Burrower Mayflies, Pale burrowing mayflies
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Ephemeroidea at gbif.org
Ephemeroidea at irmng.org
Ephemeroidea at itis.gov