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Checklist for Superfamily Ephemeroidea Latreille, 1810
and region Japan (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
696
12064
41018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
693
12055
41003
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
28
149
344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Ephemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
9
35
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Ephemeroptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Mayflies, Mayflies Anglers Curse, Mayflies Greendrakes
9
35
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Furcatergalia
Kluge, 1993
5
15
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scapphodonta
McCafferty, 1998
3
6
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephemeroidea
Latreille, 1810
2
3
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Japan
2 Families width 8 Species
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies5SpeciesTaxom
Polymitarcyidae Banks, 1900Pale Burrower Mayflies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Japan
3 Genera with 8 Species
Ephemera Linnaeus, 1892Green Drakes5SpeciesTaxom
Ephoron Williamson, 1924White Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Hexagenia Walsh, 1863
Giant Mayflies0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Japan
8 Species
Ephemera (Ephemera) orientalis McLachlan, 1875
Ephemera (Ephemera) zettana Kimmins, 1937
Ephemera culiciformis Linnaeus, 1758White Winged Day Fly
Ephemera japonica (McLachlan, 1875)⇒ Ephemera zettana Kimmins, 1937
Ephemera strigata (Eaton, 1892)⇒ Ephemera zettana Kimmins, 1937
Ephoron eophilum Ishiwata, 1996
Ephoron limnobium Ishiwata, 1996
Ephoron shigae Takahashi, 1924

Subnodes of Ephemeroidea with occurrences in Japan
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
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



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