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Checklist for Order Ephemeroptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Mayflies)
and region Eastern Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
448
4515
8744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
446
4509
8734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
23
85
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Ephemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
9
30
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Ephemeroptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Mayflies, Mayflies Anglers Curse, Mayflies Greendrakes
9
30
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Eastern Cape
9 Families width 37 Species
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies18SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids7SpeciesTaxom
Caenidae Newman, 1853Small square-gill mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae (Needham, 1901)Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae4SpeciesTaxom
Polymitarcyidae Banks, 1900Pale Burrower Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerellidae Klapálek, 1909Blue-Winged Olive Ephemerellidae1SpeciesTaxom
Oligoneuriidae Ulmer, 1914Brushleg Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Prosopistomatidae Lameere, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Tricorythidae Lestage, 1942Little stout crawler mayflies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Eastern Cape
30 Genera with 37 Species
#ABCDELOPTX
Acanthiops Waltz & McCa..., 19972SpeciesTaxom
Adenophlebia Eaton, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Afrocaenis Gillies, 1982
0SpeciesTaxom
Afronurus Lestage, 19683SpeciesTaxom
Aprionyx Barnard, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Baetis Leach, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Barnardara McCafferty &..., 1995
0SpeciesTaxom
Caenis Stephens, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Campsurus Eaton, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Castanophlebia Barnard, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Centroptiloides Lestage, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Cheleocloeon Wuillot & Gi..., 19472SpeciesTaxom
Choroterpes Eaton, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Cloeon Leach, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Clypeocaenis Soldán, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Compsoneuria Eaton, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Demoreptus Lugo-Ortiz &..., 19473SpeciesTaxom
Demoulinia Gillies, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Ephoron Williamson, 1802
White Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Euthraulus Barnard, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Labiobaetis Novikova & K..., 1987
0SpeciesTaxom
Lestagella Demoulin, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Litophlebia Hubbard & Riek, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Oligoneuriopsis Crass, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Procloeon Bengtsson, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Prosopistoma Latrielle, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocloeon Klapálek, 19324SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopannota Waltz & McCa..., 19471SpeciesTaxom
Tricorythus Eaton, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Xenophlebia Demoulin, 19761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Cape
37 Species
Acanthiops erepens Gillies, 1990
Acanthiops tsitsa Barber-James..., 1997
Adenophlebia auriculata Eaton, 1871
Adenophlebia peringueyella Lestage, 1924
Afronurus (Afronurus) barnardi Schoonbee, 1968
Afronurus (Afronurus) peringueyi Esben-Petersen, 1913
Afronurus (Afronurus) scotti Schoonbee, 1968
Baetis (Baetis) harrisoni Barnard, 1932
Caenis (Caenis) capensis Barnard, 1932
Campsurus povilla Molineri & S..., 2017
Castanophlebia calida Barnard, 1932
Centroptiloides bifasciatum (Esben-Petersen, 1913)⇒ Centroptiloides bifasciata Esben-Petersen, 1913
Cheleocloeon excisum Barnard, 1932
Cheleocloeon falcatum Crass, 1947
Choroterpes (Choroterpes) ndebele Agnew, 1962
Cloeon crassi Agnew, 1961
Cloeon virgiliae Barnard, 1932
Clypeocaenis umgeni Provonsha & ..., 1995
Compsoneuria njalensis (Kimmins, 1937)⇒ Notonurus njalensis Kimmins, 1937
Demoreptus capensis Barnard, 1932
Demoreptus monticola Crass, 1947
Demoreptus natalensis Crass, 1947
Demoulinia crassi Demoulin, 1971
Euthraulus elegans Barnard, 1932
Lestagella penicillata Barnard, 1940
Litophlebia optata E. F. Riek, 1976
Oligoneuriopsis lawrencei Crass, 1947
Procloeon africanum Esben-Petersen, 1913
Prosopistoma crassi Gillies, 1954
Pseudocloeon bellum Barnard, 1932
Pseudocloeon glaucum Agnew, 1961
Pseudocloeon latum (Agnew, 1961)⇒ Acentrella lata Müller-Liebe..., 1985
Pseudocloeon vinosum Barnard, 1932
Pseudopannota maculosa Crass, 1947
Tricorythus (Tricorythus) discolor Burmeister, 1839
Tricorythus (Tricorythus) reticulatus Barnard, 1932
Xenophlebia optata Riek, 1976

Subnodes of Ephemeroptera with occurrences in Eastern Cape
SuborderCarapacea
McCafferty, 1997
Armored mayflies
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderFurcatergalia
Kluge, 1993
5
15
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPisciforma
McCafferty, 1991
3
14
23
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Ephemeroptera (Hyatt & Arms 1891)
Ephemeroptera (Hyatt & Arms 1891)


Links, sources and further information
Ephemeroptera at ru.ac.za
Ephemeroptera at artfakta.se
Ephemeroptera at biodiversity.org.au
Ephemeroptera at dyntaxa.se
Ephemeroptera at gbif.org
Ephemeroptera at irmng.org
Ephemeroptera at itis.gov