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Checklist for Order Ephemeroptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Mayflies)
and region Germany (North Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
876
10995
42130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
871
10984
42109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
80
271
669
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Ephemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
21
69
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Ephemeroptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Mayflies, Mayflies Anglers Curse, Mayflies Greendrakes
21
69
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Germany
21 Families width 189 Species
#BSLACEHPOM
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies41SpeciesTaxom
Siphlonuridae Banks, 1900Primitive Minnow Mayflies14SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids20SpeciesTaxom
Arthropleidae Balthasar, 1937Flatheaded Mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Ameletopsidae Edmunds, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Caenidae (Newman, 1853)Small square-gill mayflies10SpeciesTaxom
Ametropodidae Bengtsson, 1913Sand minnow mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerellidae Klapálek, 1909Blue-Winged Olive Ephemerellidae10SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae58SpeciesTaxom
Ameletidae McCafferty, 1991Combmouthed Minnow Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies12SpeciesTaxom
Polymitarcyidae Banks, 1900Pale Burrower Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Sharephemeridae Sinitshenkova, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Hexagenitidae (Lameere, 1917)6SpeciesTaxom
Oligoneuriidae Ulmer, 1914Brushleg Mayflies3SpeciesTaxom
Leptohyphidae Landa & Soldán, 1985Little Stout Crawler Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Mesephemeridae Lameere, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Misthodotidae Tillyard, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Palingeniidae Albarda, 1888Riverbed Burrower Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Potamanthidae Albarda, 1888Hacklegill mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Protereismatidae Lameere, 19171SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Germany
69 Genera with 189 Species
#ABCDEHIKLMNOPRSTX
Acentrella Bengtsson, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Alainites Waltz & McCa..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ameletus Eaton, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Aprionyx Barnard, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Arthroplea Bengtsson, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Atopophlebia Flowers, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Baetis Leach, 192823SpeciesTaxom
Baetopus Keffermüller, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Baltameletus Demoulin, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Balticophlebia Demoulin, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Blasturophlebia Demoulin, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Brachycercus Curtis, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Brevitibia Demoulin, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Caenis Stephens, 19739SpeciesTaxom
Centroptilum Eaton, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Chitonophora Bengtsson, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Choroterpes Eaton, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Cinygma Eaton, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Cloeon Leach, 18705SpeciesTaxom
Dacnogenia Kluge, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Diphetor Waltz & McCa..., 18841SpeciesTaxom
Ecdyonurus Eaton, 177513SpeciesTaxom
Electrogena Zurwerra & T..., 19813SpeciesTaxom
Electrogenia Demoulin, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Electroletus Godunko & Ne..., 20061SpeciesTaxom
Epeorus Eaton, 18714SpeciesTaxom
Ephemera Linnaeus, 1862Green Drakes10SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerella Walsh, 1905And Pale Duns5SpeciesTaxom
Ephoron Williamson, 1791White Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Habroleptoides Schoenemund, 18643SpeciesTaxom
Habrophlebia Eaton, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Hammephemera Sinitshenkova, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Heptagenia Walsh, 19689SpeciesTaxom
Hexagenia Walsh, 1885Giant Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Hexagenites Scudder, 18804SpeciesTaxom
Isonychia Eaton, 1853Slate Drakes1SpeciesTaxom
Kageronia Matsumura, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Labiobaetis Novikova & K..., 19281SpeciesTaxom
Leptohyphodes Ulmer, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebia Westwood, 18355SpeciesTaxom
Maccaffertium Bednarik, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Mesephemera Handlirsch, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Metreletus Demoulin, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Metretopus Eaton, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Misthodotes Sellards, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Nigrobaetis Novikova & K..., 17612SpeciesTaxom
Olgisca Demoulin, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Oligisca Demoulin, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Oligoneuria Pictet, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Oligoneuriella Ulmer, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Paedephemera Handlirsch, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Palingenia Burmeister, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Parabaetis Haupt, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptophlebia Lestage, 18354SpeciesTaxom
Potamanthus Pictet, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Procloeon Bengtsson, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Protereisma Sellards, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocloeon Klapálek, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Raptobaetopus Muller-Liebenau, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Rhithrogena Eaton, 1968March Browns22SpeciesTaxom
Serratella Edmunds, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Siphlonurus Eaton, 18705SpeciesTaxom
Siphloplecton Clemens, 19683SpeciesTaxom
Stenonema Traver, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Succinogenia Demoulin, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Takobia Novikova & K..., 1987
0SpeciesTaxom
Thuringopteryx Kuhn, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Torleya Lestage, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Xenophlebia Demoulin, 19681SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Germany
189 Species
Acentrella sinaica Bogoescu, 1931
Alainites muticus Linnaeus, 1758
Ameletus inopinatus Eaton, 1887Brown dun
Aprionyx peterseni Lestage, 1924
Arthroplea congener Bengtsson, 1908
Atopophlebia caldasi Salles, Maru..., 2018
Baetis (Baetis) alpinus Pictet, 1843
Baetis (Baetis) buceratus Eaton, 1870Scarce Olive
Baetis (Baetis) bundyae Lehmkuhl, 1973
Baetis (Baetis) fuscatus Linnaeus, 1761Pale Watery
Baetis (Baetis) liebenauae Keffermüller, 1974
Baetis (Baetis) lutheri Müller-Liebe..., 1967
Baetis (Baetis) macani (Kimmins, 1957)⇒ Baetis bundyae Lehmkuhl, 1973
Baetis (Baetis) nexus (Navas, 1918)⇒ Baetis pentaphlebodes Ujhelyi, 1966
Baetis (Baetis) pentaphlebodes Ujhelyi, 1966
Baetis (Baetis) scambus Eaton, 1870Small Dark Olive
Baetis (Baetis) tracheatus Keffermüller..., 1967
Baetis (Baetis) vardarensis Ikonomov, 1962
Baetis (Baetis) vernus Curtis, 1834Medium Olive
Baetis bioculatus Linnaeus, 1758
Baetis calcaratus (Keffermuller, 1972)⇒ Pseudocloeon calcaratus Keffermüller, 1972
Baetis digitatus (Bengtsson, 1912)⇒ Nigrobaetis digitatus Bengtsson, 1912
Baetis melanonyx (Pictet, 1843)⇒ Baetis vernus Curtis, 1834
Baetis muticus Linnaeus, 1758Iron Blue Mayfly
Baetis niger (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Nigrobaetis niger Linnaeus, 1761
Baetis phoebus (McDunnough, 1923)⇒ Baetis flavistriga McDunnough, 1921
Baetis pumilus (Burmeister, 1839)⇒ Baetis muticus Linnaeus, 1758
Baetis rhodani Pictet, 1843Large Dark Olive
Baetis tricolor (Tshernova, 1928)⇒ Labiobaetis tricolor Tshernova, 1928
Baetopus tenellus Albarda, 1878
Baltameletus oligocaenicus G. Demoulin, 1968
Balticophlebia hennigi G. Demoulin, 1968
Blasturophlebia hirsuta G. Demoulin, 1968
Brachycercus harrisella Curtis, 1834
Brevitibia intricans G. Demoulin, 1968
Caenis (Caenis) horaria Linnaeus, 1758Small square-gilled mayfly
Caenis (Caenis) lactea (Burmeister, 1839)⇒ Caenis horaria Linnaeus, 1758
Caenis (Caenis) luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Angler's Curse
Caenis (Caenis) macrura Stephens, 1835
Caenis (Caenis) pseudorivulorum Keffermüller, 1960
Caenis (Caenis) pusilla Navas, 1913
Caenis (Caenis) rivulorum Eaton, 1884
Caenis (Caenis) robusta Eaton, 1884
Caenis beskidensis (Sowa, 1973)⇒ Caenis pseudorivulorum Keffermüller, 1960
Centroptilum luteolum Müller, 1776Small Spurwing
Centroptilum pennulatum (Eaton, 1870)⇒ Procloeon pennulatum Eaton, 1870
Chitonophora krieghoffi (Ulmer, 1920)⇒ Ephemerella mucronata Bengtsson, 1909
Choroterpes (Choroterpes) picteti Eaton, 1871
Cinygma (Cinygma) rubescens You, 1987
Cinygma baltica (G. Demoulin, 1968)⇒ Cinygma rubescens You, 1987
Cloeon cognatum (Stephens, 1835)⇒ Cloeon dipterum Linnaeus, 1761
Cloeon dipterum Linnaeus, 1761Common wetland mayfly
Cloeon inscriptum (Bengtsson, 1914)⇒ Cloeon dipterum Linnaeus, 1761
Cloeon rubellum Navas, 1923
Cloeon simile Eaton, 1870
Dacnogenia (Dacnogenia) coerulans Rostock, 1878
Diphetor hageni Eaton, 1884Hagen´s Small Minnow Mayfly
Ecdyonurus (Ecdyonurus) dispar Curtis, 1834Autumn Dun
Ecdyonurus (Ecdyonurus) forcipula Pictet, 1843
Ecdyonurus (Ecdyonurus) helveticus Eaton, 1883
Ecdyonurus (Ecdyonurus) insignis Eaton, 1870
Ecdyonurus (Ecdyonurus) macani Thomas & Sowa, 1970
Ecdyonurus (Ecdyonurus) picteti Meyer-Dür, 1864
Ecdyonurus (Ecdyonurus) subalpinus Klapálek, 1907
Ecdyonurus (Ecdyonurus) submontanus Landa, 1970
Ecdyonurus (Ecdyonurus) torrentis Kimmins, 1942Large Brook Dun
Ecdyonurus (Ecdyonurus) zelleri Eaton, 1885
Ecdyonurus aurantiacus Burmeister, 1839
Ecdyonurus fluminum (Pictet, 1843)⇒ Ecdyonurus dispar Curtis, 1834
Ecdyonurus venosus Fabricius, 1775Late March Brown
Electrogena affinis Eaton, 1886
Electrogena lateralis Curtis, 1834
Electrogena ujhelyii Sowa, 1981
Electrogenia dewalschei G. Demoulin, 1956
Electroletus soldani R. J. Godunko, 2006
Epeorus (Epeorus) assimilis Eaton, 1865
Epeorus (Epeorus) sylvicola Pictet, 1865
Epeorus (Epeorus) zaitzevi Tshernova, 1981
Epeorus alpicola Eaton, 1871
Ephemera (Ephemera) danica Müller, 1764Black Drake
Ephemera (Ephemera) lineata Eaton, 1870
Ephemera (Ephemera) vulgata Linnaeus, 1758Common mayfly
Ephemera (Ephemera) zettana Kimmins, 1937
Ephemera cellulosa Hagen, 1862
Ephemera deposita Weyenbergh, 1874
Ephemera glaucops (F.J. Pictet, 1843)⇒ Ephemera zettana Kimmins, 1937
Ephemera meyeri H. Weyenbergh, 1874
Ephemera oeningensis Heer, 1865
Ephemera procera Hagen, 1862
Ephemerella (Ephemerella) mucronata Bengtsson, 1909
Ephemerella (Ephemerella) notata Eaton, 1887Yellow Evening Hawk
Ephemerella (Timpanoga) viscata (G. Demoulin, 1968)⇒ Leptohyphodes viscata Demoulin, 1968
Ephemerella ignita Poda, 1761Blue-winged olive
Ephemerella major (Klapálek, 1905)⇒ Torleya major Klapálek, 1905
Ephoron virgo Olivier, 1791
Habroleptoides auberti Biancheri, 1954
Habroleptoides confusa Sartori & Jacob, 1986
Habroleptoides modesta Hagen, 1864
Habrophlebia (Habrophlebia) fusca Curtis, 1834Ditch Dun
Habrophlebia (Habrophlebia) lauta McLachlan, 1884
Hammephemera pulchra N. Sinitshen..., 2011
Heptagenia (Heptagenia) flava Rostock, 1878
Heptagenia (Heptagenia) longicauda Stephens, 1836
Heptagenia (Heptagenia) sulphurea Müller, 1776Yellow May Dun
Heptagenia (Heptagenia) traverae Braasch, 1986
Heptagenia atypica (G. Demoulin, 1968)⇒ Heptagenia traverae Braasch, 1986
Heptagenia bachofeni (G. Demoulin, 1968)⇒ Heptagenia traverae Braasch, 1986
Heptagenia coerulans (Rostock, 1878)⇒ Dacnogenia coerulans Rostock, 1878
Heptagenia gleissi (G. Demoulin, 1968)⇒ Heptagenia traverae Braasch, 1986
Heptagenia senex G. Demoulin, 1968
Hexagenia mexicana (Eaton, 1885)⇒ Hexagenia rigida McDunnough, 1924
Hexagenites cellulosa H. A. Hagen, 1862
Hexagenites cellulosus Hagen, 1862
Hexagenites weyenberghi Scudder, 1880
Hexagenites weyenberghii (Scudder, 1880)⇒ Hexagenites cellulosa H. A. Hagen, 1862
Isonychia (Isonychia) ignota Walker, 1853
Kageronia fuscogrisea Retzius, 1783
Labiobaetis tricolor Tshernova, 1928
Leptohyphodes viscata Demoulin, 1968
Leptophlebia (Leptophlebia) marginata Linnaeus, 1767Sepia Dun
Leptophlebia (Leptophlebia) nebulosa Walker, 1853Black gnat
Leptophlebia (Leptophlebia) vespertina Linnaeus, 1758Claret Dun
Leptophlebia cincta Retzius, 1783
Leptophlebia submarginata Stephens, 1835
Maccaffertium pudicum Hagen, 1861
Mesephemera lithophila E. F. Germar, 1842
Mesephemera prisca P. Oppenheim, 1888
Mesephemera procera H. A. Hagen, 1862
Metreletus balcanicus Ulmer, 1920
Metretopus henningseni G. Demoulin, 1965
Misthodotes stapfi R. Kinzelbach, 1984
Nigrobaetis digitatus Bengtsson, 1912
Nigrobaetis niger Linnaeus, 1761
Olgisca schwertschlageri A. Handlirsch, 1906
Oligisca schwertschlageri Handlirsch, 1906
Oligoneuria rhenana (Imhoff, 1852)⇒ Oligoneuriella rhenana Imhoff, 1852
Oligoneuriella rhenana Imhoff, 1852
Paedephemera oppenheimi (Handlirsch, 1906)⇒ Hexagenites cellulosa H. A. Hagen, 1862
Paedephemera schwertschlageri (Handlirsch, 1906)⇒ Oligisca schwertschlageri Handlirsch, 1906
Palingenia longicauda Olivier, 1791Tisza mayfly
Parabaetis eocaenicus H. Haupt, 1956
Paraleptophlebia cincta Retzius, 1783Purple Dun
Paraleptophlebia praepedita Eaton, 1884
Paraleptophlebia prisca F. J. Pictet, 1856
Paraleptophlebia submarginata Stephens, 1835Turkey Brown
Potamanthus (Potamanthus) luteus Linnaeus, 1767Yellow Mayfly
Procloeon bifidum Bengtsson, 1912Pale evening mayfly
Procloeon pennulatum Eaton, 1870Large Spurwing
Protereisma rossenrayensis P. Guthörl, 1965
Pseudocloeon tricolor Tshernova, 1928
Raptobaetopus tenellus (Albarda, 1878)⇒ Baetopus tenellus Albarda, 1878
Rhithrogena (Rhithrogena) alpestris Eaton, 1885
Rhithrogena (Rhithrogena) beskidensis Alba-Tercedo..., 1987
Rhithrogena (Rhithrogena) carpatoalpina Klonowska, O..., 1987
Rhithrogena (Rhithrogena) diaphana Navas, 1917
Rhithrogena (Rhithrogena) dorieri Sowa, 1971
Rhithrogena (Rhithrogena) germanica Eaton, 1885March Brown
Rhithrogena (Rhithrogena) gratianopolitana Sowa, Degran..., 1986
Rhithrogena (Rhithrogena) hercynia Landa, 1970
Rhithrogena (Rhithrogena) hybrida Eaton, 1885
Rhithrogena (Rhithrogena) intermedia Zurwerra & M..., 1987
Rhithrogena (Rhithrogena) iridina Kolenati, 1859
Rhithrogena (Rhithrogena) landai Sowa & Soldan, 1984
Rhithrogena (Rhithrogena) loyolaea Navas, 1922
Rhithrogena (Rhithrogena) puthzi Sowa, 1984
Rhithrogena (Rhithrogena) puytoraci Sowa & Degrange, 1987
Rhithrogena (Rhithrogena) savoiensis Alba-Tercedo..., 1987
Rhithrogena (Rhithrogena) semicolorata Curtis, 1834Olive
Rhithrogena (Rhithrogena) zhiltzovae Sinitshenkova, 1979
Rhithrogena allobrogica (Sowa & Degrange, 1987)⇒ Rhithrogena intermedia Zurwerra & M..., 1987
Rhithrogena aurantiaca
Rhithrogena picteti (Sowa, 1971)⇒ Rhithrogena iridina Kolenati, 1859
Rhithrogena sepulta (G. Demoulin, 1968)⇒ Rhithrogena zhiltzovae Sinitshenkova, 1979
Serratella ignita (Poda, 1761)⇒ Ephemerella ignita Poda, 1761
Serratella mesoleuca Brauer, 1857
Siphlonurus aestivalis Eaton, 1903
Siphlonurus armatus Eaton, 1870
Siphlonurus croaticus Ulmer, 1920
Siphlonurus dubiosus G. Demoulin, 1968
Siphlonurus lacustris Eaton, 1870Summer Mayfly
Siphloplecton barabani A. H. Staniczek, 2012
Siphloplecton hageni A. H. Staniczek, 2012
Siphloplecton jaegeri G. Demoulin, 1968
Stenonema femoratum Say, 1823Dark Cahill
Succinogenia larssoni G. Demoulin, 1965
Thuringopteryx gimmi O. Kuhn, 1937
Torleya belgica (Lestage, 1917)⇒ Torleya major Klapálek, 1905
Torleya major Klapálek, 1905
Xenophlebia aenigmatica G. Demoulin, 1968

Subnodes of Ephemeroptera with occurrences in Germany
SuborderFurcatergalia
Kluge, 1993
9
24
57
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPisciforma
McCafferty, 1991
7
39
120
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHexagenitidae
Lameere, 1917
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMesephemeridae
Lameere, 1917
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMisthodotidae
Tillyard, 1932
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyProtereismatidae
Lameere, 1917
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySharephemeridae
Sinitshenkova, 2002
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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


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