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Checklist for Superfamily Heptagenioidea Needham, 1901
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
27
147
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Ephemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
12
64
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Ephemeroptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Mayflies, Mayflies Anglers Curse, Mayflies Greendrakes
12
64
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pisciforma
McCafferty, 1991
4
35
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Heptagenioidea
Needham, 1901
2
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape
2 Families width 15 Species
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae13SpeciesTaxom
Oligoneuriidae Ulmer, 1914Brushleg Mayflies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape
13 Genera with 15 Species
Afronurus Lestage, 19685SpeciesTaxom
Cinygmula McDunnough, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Compsoneuria Eaton, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Ecdyonurus Eaton, 1868
0SpeciesTaxom
Elassoneuria Eaton, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Electrogena Zurwerra & T..., 18341SpeciesTaxom
Epeorus Eaton, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Heptagenia Walsh, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Leucrocuta Flowers, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Maccaffertium Bednarik, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Oligoneuriopsis Crass, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Rhithrogena Eaton, 1881
March Browns0SpeciesTaxom
Thalerosphyrus Eaton, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
15 Species
Afronurus (Afronurus) barnardi Schoonbee, 1968
Afronurus (Afronurus) harrisoni Barnard, 1932
Afronurus (Afronurus) oliffi Schoonbee, 1968
Afronurus (Afronurus) peringueyi Esben-Petersen, 1913
Afronurus (Afronurus) scotti Schoonbee, 1968
Cinygmula subaequalis Banks, 1914Golden spinner
Compsoneuria bequaerti Navas, 1930
Compsoneuria njalensis (Kimmins, 1937)⇒ Notonurus njalensis Kimmins, 1937
Elassoneuria (Elassoneuria) trimeniana McLachlan, 1868
Electrogena lateralis Curtis, 1834
Epeorus vitreus Walker, 1853Cream variant
Heptagenia (Heptagenia) sulphurea Müller, 1776Yellow May Dun
Leucrocuta (Leucrocuta) hebe McDunnough, 1924Little evening Yellow
Maccaffertium vicarium Walker, 1853American brown
Oligoneuriopsis lawrencei Crass, 1947

Subnodes of Heptagenioidea with occurrences in Cape
FamilyHeptageniidae
Needham, 1901
Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae, Flat-headed mayflies, Flatheaded Mayflies, Stream mayflies, stream mayfly
11
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOligoneuriidae
Ulmer, 1914
Brushleg Mayflies, Bush legged mayflies
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Heptagenioidea at itis.gov