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Checklist for Order Ephemeroptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Mayflies)
and region Illinois (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
5949
13945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
5944
13941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
31
144
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Ephemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
14
64
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Ephemeroptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Mayflies, Mayflies Anglers Curse, Mayflies Greendrakes
14
64
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Illinois
14 Families width 130 Species
Siphlonuridae Banks, 1900Primitive Minnow Mayflies6SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies35SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae29SpeciesTaxom
Caenidae Newman, 1853Small square-gill mayflies10SpeciesTaxom
Potamanthidae Albarda, 1888Hacklegill mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerellidae Klapálek, 1909Blue-Winged Olive Ephemerellidae10SpeciesTaxom
Baetiscidae Banks, 1900Armored Mayflies3SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids12SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies7SpeciesTaxom
Polymitarcyidae Banks, 1900Pale Burrower Mayflies3SpeciesTaxom
Oligoneuriidae (Ulmer, 1914)Brushleg Mayflies6SpeciesTaxom
Lithoneuridae Sroka & al., 20144SpeciesTaxom
Syntonopteridae Handlirsch, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Leptohyphidae Landa & Soldán, 1985Little Stout Crawler Mayflies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Illinois
64 Genera with 130 Species
#ABCDEFHILMNPRST
Acanthametropus Tshernova, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Acentrella Bengtsson, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Acerpenna Waltz & McCa..., 18612SpeciesTaxom
Afghanurus Demoulin, 1964
0SpeciesTaxom
Ameletus Eaton, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Amercaenis Provonsha an..., 19311SpeciesTaxom
Anepeorus McDunnough, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Anthopotamus McCafferty a..., 18392SpeciesTaxom
Attenella Edmunds, 1971
0SpeciesTaxom
Baetis Leach, 19235SpeciesTaxom
Baetisca Walsh, 19323SpeciesTaxom
Caenis Stephens, 19847SpeciesTaxom
Callibaetis Eaton, 1903Speckled Duns4SpeciesTaxom
Centroptilum Eaton, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Cercobrachys Soldán, 1986
0SpeciesTaxom
Choroterpes Eaton, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Cloeon Leach, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Dannella Edmunds, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Diphetor Waltz & McCa..., 18841SpeciesTaxom
Ecdyonurus Eaton, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Epeorus Eaton, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Ephemera Linnaeus, 1853Green Drakes2SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerella Walsh, 1925And Pale Duns3SpeciesTaxom
Ephoron Williamson, 1802White Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Eurylophella Tiensuu, 1924Chocolate Duns3SpeciesTaxom
Fallceon Waltz & McCa..., 1923Blue-winged Olives1SpeciesTaxom
Habrophlebia Eaton, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Habrophlebiodes Ulmer, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Heptagenia Walsh, 19463SpeciesTaxom
Heterocloeon McDunnough, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Hexagenia Walsh, 1924Giant Mayflies4SpeciesTaxom
Homoeoneuria Eaton, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Isonychia Eaton, 1953Slate Drakes5SpeciesTaxom
Iswaeon McCafferty a..., 2005
0SpeciesTaxom
Labiobaetis Novikova & K..., 18634SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebia Westwood, 19323SpeciesTaxom
Leucrocuta Flowers, 18633SpeciesTaxom
Lithoneura Carpenter, 19854SpeciesTaxom
Maccaffertium Bednarik, 18538SpeciesTaxom
Macdunnoa Lehmkuhl, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Neoleptophlebia Kluge, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Nixe Flowers, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Paracloeodes Day, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptophlebia Lestage, 19325SpeciesTaxom
Pentagenia Walsh, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Plauditus Lugo-Ortiz a..., 19244SpeciesTaxom
Procloeon Bengtsson, 19235SpeciesTaxom
Pseudiron McDunnough, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocloeon Klapálek, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Raptoheptagenia Whiting & Le..., 18631SpeciesTaxom
Rhithrogena Eaton, 1885March Browns1SpeciesTaxom
Serratella Edmunds, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Siphlonurus Eaton, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Siphloplecton Clemens, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Sparbarus Sun & McCaff..., 19181SpeciesTaxom
Spinadis Edmunds and ..., 18631SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1933Light Cahills6SpeciesTaxom
Stenonema Traver, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Susperatus Sun & McCaff..., 19311SpeciesTaxom
Syntonoptera Handlirsch, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Teloganopsis Ulmer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Tortopsis Molineri, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Tortopus Needham and ..., 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Tricorythodes Ulmer, 19052SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Illinois
130 Species
Acanthametropus pecatonica Burks, 1953Pecatonica River Mayfly
Acentrella parvula McDunnough, 1932
Acentrella turbida McDunnough, 1924Bluewinged olive dun
Acerpenna macdunnoughi Ide, 1937
Acerpenna pygmaea Hagen, 1861Blue-Winged Olive
Ameletus lineatus Traver, 1932Angelicatree
Ameletus ludens Needham, 1905
Amercaenis ridens McDunnough, 1931
Anthopotamus myops Walsh, 1863
Anthopotamus verticis Say, 1839
Baetis (Baetis) brunneicolor McDunnough, 1925Desert draba
Baetis (Baetis) flavistriga McDunnough, 1921Alpine draba
Baetis (Baetis) intercalaris McDunnough, 1921Alpine draba
Baetis (Baetis) tricaudatus Dodds, 1923Light blue dun
Baetis phoebus (McDunnough, 1923)⇒ Baetis flavistriga McDunnough, 1921
Baetisca (Baetisca) obesa Say, 1839
Baetisca lacustris McDunnough, 1932Cushion draba
Baetisca laurentina McDunnough, 1932Armored mayfly
Caenis (Caenis) amica Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Caenis (Caenis) anceps Traver, 1935Faurie's club
Caenis (Caenis) diminuta Walker, 1853Curtiss' milkweed
Caenis (Caenis) hilaris Say, 1839
Caenis (Caenis) latipennis Banks, 1907Graywinged sulphur dun
Caenis (Caenis) punctata McDunnough, 1931Shortstyle draba
Caenis (Caenis) youngi Roemhild, 1984Fringed coil
Callibaetis ferrugineus Walsh, 1862Red Speckled Dun
Callibaetis fluctuans Walsh, 1862
Callibaetis pretiosus Banks, 1914
Callibaetis skokiana Needham, 1903
Centroptilum alamance Traver, 1932
Centroptilum album (McDunnough, 1926)⇒ Anafroptilum album
Choroterpes (Choroterpes) basalis Banks, 1900
Cloeon cognatum (Stephens, 1835)⇒ Cloeon dipterum Linnaeus, 1761
Dannella (Dannella) lita Burks, 1949
Dannella (Dannella) simplex McDunnough, 1925Bluewinged olive dun
Diphetor hageni Eaton, 1884Hagen´s Small Minnow Mayfly
Ecdyonurus simplicioides McDunnough, 1924
Ephemera (Ephemera) guttulata Pictet, 1843American green drake
Ephemera (Ephemera) simulans Walker, 1853Brown Drake
Ephemerella (Ephemerella) excrucians Walsh, 1862Bluewinged olive dun
Ephemerella invaria Walker, 1853Chocolate dun
Ephemerella needhami (McDunnough, 1925)⇒ Ephemerella shanwangensis Hong, 1983
Ephoron album Say, 1823
Ephoron leukon Williamson, 1802Hairy evolvulus
Eurylophella funeralis McDunnough, 1925
Eurylophella lutulenta Clemens, 1913Dirty Spiny Crawler Mayfly
Eurylophella temporalis McDunnough, 1924
Fallceon quilleri Dodds, 1923
Habrophlebiodes americana Banks, 1903
Habrophlebiodes annulatus Traver, 1934
Heptagenia (Heptagenia) elegantula Eaton, 1885
Heptagenia (Heptagenia) flavescens Walsh, 1862
Heptagenia (Heptagenia) patoka (Burks, 1946)⇒ Raptoheptagenia cruentata Walsh, 1863
Heterocloeon (Heterocloeon) frivolum McDunnough, 1925
Heterocloeon amplum Traver, 1932
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) atrocaudata McDunnough, 1924
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) bilineata Say, 1824Emergent Mayfly
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) limbata Serville, 1829Burrowing mayfly
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) rigida McDunnough, 1924
Homoeoneuria (Homoeoneuria) ammophila Spieth, 1938
Isonychia (Isonychia) arida Say, 1839
Isonychia (Isonychia) bicolor Walker, 1853Leadwinged coachman
Isonychia (Isonychia) rufa McDunnough, 1931Shortstyle draba
Isonychia (Isonychia) sicca Walsh, 1862
Isonychia sayi (Burks, 1953)⇒ Isonychia winkleri Ulmer, 1939
Labiobaetis dardanus (McDunnough, 1923)⇒ Pseudocloeon dardanum McDunnough, 1923
Labiobaetis ephippiatus (Traver, 1935)⇒ Pseudocloeon ephippiatum Traver, 1935
Labiobaetis frondalis (McDunnough, 1925)⇒ Pseudocloeon frondale McDunnough, 1925
Labiobaetis propinquus (Walsh, 1863)⇒ Pseudocloeon propinquum Walsh, 1863
Leptophlebia (Leptophlebia) cupida Say, 1823Black angel
Leptophlebia (Leptophlebia) nebulosa Walker, 1853Black gnat
Leptophlebia intermedia Traver, 1932
Leucrocuta (Leucrocuta) aphrodite McDunnough, 1926
Leucrocuta (Leucrocuta) hebe McDunnough, 1924Little evening Yellow
Leucrocuta (Leucrocuta) maculipennis Walsh, 1863
Lithoneura clayesi J. Kukalová-..., 1985
Lithoneura lameerei F. M. Carpenter, 1938
Lithoneura mirifica F. M. Carpenter, 1943
Lithoneura piecko J. Kukalová-..., 1985
Maccaffertium (Maccaffertium) mediopunctatum McDunnough, 1926Olive Cahill quill
Maccaffertium exiguum Traver, 1933
Maccaffertium luteum Clemens, 1913Light Cahill
Maccaffertium modestum Banks, 1910Light Cahill
Maccaffertium pudicum Hagen, 1861
Maccaffertium pulchellum Walsh, 1862
Maccaffertium terminatum Walsh, 1862
Maccaffertium vicarium Walker, 1853American brown
Macdunnoa persimplex McDunnough, 1929
Neoleptophlebia mollis Eaton, 1871
Nixe inconspicua McDunnough, 1924
Nixe perfida McDunnough, 1926
Paracloeodes minutus Daggy, 1945
Paraleptophlebia moerens McDunnough, 1924
Paraleptophlebia ontario McDunnough, 1926
Paraleptophlebia praepedita Eaton, 1884
Paraleptophlebia sticta Burks, 1953
Paraleptophlebia strigula McDunnough, 1932
Pentagenia vittigera Walsh, 1862
Plauditus cestus Provonsha & ..., 1982
Plauditus dubius Walsh, 1862Little slatewinged brown quill
Plauditus punctiventris McDunnough, 1923Bluewinged olive dun
Plauditus veteris McDunnough, 1924
Procloeon mendax Walsh, 1862
Procloeon quaesitum McDunnough, 1931
Procloeon rubropictum McDunnough, 1923
Procloeon rufostrigatum McDunnough, 1924Tiny leadwinged red quill
Procloeon simplex McDunnough, 1923
Pseudiron centralis McDunnough, 1931Shortstyle draba
Pseudocloeon frondale McDunnough, 1925
Raptoheptagenia cruentata Walsh, 1863
Rhithrogena manifesta (Eaton, 1885)⇒ Rhithrogena zhiltzovae Sinitshenkova, 1979
Serratella frisoni McDunnough, 1927
Siphlonurus alternatus Say, 1824Medium summer olive
Siphlonurus marshalli Traver, 1934Domin's club
Siphloplecton interlineatum Walsh, 1863
Sparbarus lacustris Needham, 1918
Spinadis simplex Walsh, 1863
Stenacron candidum Traver, 1935
Stenacron carolina Banks, 1914
Stenacron gildersleevei Traver, 1935
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill
Stenacron minnetonka Daggy, 1945
Stenacron pallidum Traver, 1933
Stenonema femoratum Say, 1823Dark Cahill
Susperatus prudens McDunnough, 1931
Syntonoptera schucherti A. Handlirsch, 1911
Teloganopsis deficiens Morgan, 1911
Tortopsis primus McDunnough, 1924
Tricorythodes (Tricorythodes) stygiatus McDunnough, 1931Shortstyle draba
Tricorythodes allectus Needham, 1905

Subnodes of Ephemeroptera with occurrences in Illinois
SuborderCarapacea
McCafferty, 1997
Armored mayflies
1
1
3
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderFurcatergalia
Kluge, 1993
7
25
46
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPisciforma
McCafferty, 1991
4
36
76
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLithoneuridae
Sroka & al., 2014
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySyntonopteridae
Handlirsch, 1911
1
1
Genus
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