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Taxonomy of Order Ephemeroptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Mayflies, Mayflies Anglers Curse, Mayflies Greendrakes, Mayflies Olives Etc, mayfly, Shadflies


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
315
2742
23344
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Ephemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
102
904
7655
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Ephemeroptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Mayflies, Mayflies Anglers Curse, Mayflies Greendrakes
102
904
7655
Families
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Ephemeroptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891
SuborderCarapacea
McCafferty, 1997
Armored mayflies
2
10
83
Families
Genera
Species
SuborderFurcatergalia
Kluge, 1993
34
450
3347
Families
Genera
Species
SuborderPisciforma
McCafferty, 1991
  ⇒ Pannota
14
342
4029
Families
Genera
Species
SuborderSchistonota
McCafferty & Edmunds, 1979
0
0
0
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyAenigmephemeridae
Tshernova, 1968
1
1
Genus
Species
FamilyAmetropidae
Bengtsson, 1913
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilyAustraliphemeridae
McCafferty, 1991
2
2
Genera
Species
FamilyBabidae
Kluge, Godunko & Krzeminski, 2006
1
1
Genus
Species
FamilyBaetida
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilyBinoculidae
Demoulin, 1954
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilyBojophlebiidae
Kukalova-Peck, 1985
1
2
Genus
Species
FamilyBrachycercidae
Lestage, 1924
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilyCallibaetidae
Riek, 1973
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilyChromarcyidae
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilyCloeonidae
Newman, 1853
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilyCoenidae
Newman, 1853
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilyDipteromimidae
Kluge, Studemann, Landolt & Gonser, 1995
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilyEcdyoneuridae
1
14
Genus
Species
FamilyEpeoromimidae
Tshernova, 1969
1
2
Genus
Species
FamilyEphemeropsidae
Cockerell, 1927
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilyEphoridae
Traver in Needham, Traver & Hsu, 1935
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilyFuyoidae
Zhang & Kluge, 2007
1
1
Genus
Species
FamilyHeptaeniidae  ⇒ Heptageniidae
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilyHexagenitidae
Lameere, 1917
18
47
Genera
Species
FamilyHexgenitidae  ⇒ Hexagenitidae
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilyIsonychiinae
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilyJarmilidae
Demoulin, 1970
2
5
Genera
Species
FamilyLeptophlebidae
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilyLeptophlebioidea
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilyLithoneuridae
Sroka & al., 2014
2
6
Genera
Species
FamilyLitophlebiidae
Hubbard & Riek, 1978
1
1
Genus
Species
FamilyMesephemeridae
Lameere, 1917
4
10
Genera
Species
FamilyMesonetidae
Chemova, 1970
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilyMesoplectopteridae
Demoulin, 1955
1
1
Genus
Species
FamilyMisthodontidae
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilyMisthodotidae
Tillyard, 1932
6
17
Genera
Species
FamilyOboriphlebiidae
Hubbard & Kukalova-Peck, 1980
  ⇒ Jarmilidae
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilyPaedephemeridae
Lameere, 1917
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilyPalaeoanthidae
Kluge, 1994
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilyPalingeniopsidae
Martynov, 1938
  ⇒ Mesephemeridae
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilyPhilolimniidae
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilyProsopistomidae
Lameere, 1917
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilyProtereismatidae
Lameere, 1917
15
54
Genera
Species
FamilyProtereismephemeridae
Sellards, 1907
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilySharephemeridae
Sinitshenkova, 2002
4
3
Genera
Species
FamilySiphluridae
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilyStenodicranidae
Demoulin, 1954
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilySyntonopteridae
Handlirsch, 1911
4
4
Genera
Species
FamilyTintorinidae
Krzeminski & Lombardo, 2001
1
1
Genus
Species
FamilyTorephemeridae
Sinitshekova, 1989
3
5
Genera
Species
FamilyToxodotidae
Sinitshenkova & Papier, 2005
1
1
Genus
Species
FamilyTriassoephemeridae
Sinitshenkova & Papier, 2005
1
1
Genus
Species
FamilyTriassomanthidae
Sinitshenkova & Papier, 2005
1
1
Genus
Species
FamilyTriplosobidae
Handlirsch, 1906
2
1
Genera
Species
FamilyVogesonymphidae
Sinitshenkova & Papier, 2005
3
3
Genera
Species
FamilyVoltziaephemeridae
Sinitshenkova & Papier, 2005
1
1
Genus
Species
GenusAdenophelbia
3Species
GenusAdenophleboides
1Species
GenusAfrobaetoides
1Species
GenusAgnatina
Rafinesque, 1815
0Species
GenusAstraeoptera
Brandão et al., 2021
1Species
GenusAustrophelboides
Campbell & Suter, 1988
0Species
GenusCloea
Billberg, 1820
0Species
GenusDyadentomum
Handlirsch, 1904
1Species
GenusLibanoephemera
Azar, de la Ferté, El Hajj, Nel & Maksoud, 2019
1Species
GenusMacrocercus
Westwood in Partington, 1836
0Species
GenusMadecocerus
Malzacher, 1995
0Species
GenusMesonetopsis
Ping, 1935
1Species
GenusMinorella
Sinitshenkova & Papier, 2005
1Species
GenusMiocenogenia
0Species
GenusNext
0Species
GenusOligonuria
0Species
GenusPhaulobranchus
Handlirsch, 1906
0Species
GenusRecords
0Species
GenusRhithrogenella
0Species
GenusRithrogeniella
Ulmer, 1939
0Species
GenusSchistonotorum
Jarzembowski & Wang, 2019
1Species
GenusSimbiocloeon
Müller-Liebenau in Müller-Liebenau & Heard, 1979
0Species
GenusSimothaulopsis
Demoulin, 1966
0Species
GenusThraululus
Ulmer, 1939
0Species

Synonyms
Emphemeroptera (Hyatt & Arms, 1891)

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Ephemeroptera
GermanEintagsfliegen
EnglishMayflies, Mayflies Anglers Curse, Mayflies Greendrakes, Mayflies Olives Etc, Mayfly, Shadflies
DutchEendagsvliegen, Haften
DanishDøgnfluer
SwedishDagsländor
FinnishPäivänkorennot, Surviaiset
NorwegianDøgnfluer
FrenchÉphémères, Éphéméroptères
PortugueseEfêmera, Efeméride


Distribution and Species lists of Ephemeroptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891
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Afghanistan
2 Families  2 Genera  1 Species
Albania
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Algeria
7 Families  11 Genera  16 Species
Angola
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Antigua and Barbuda
1 Family  1 Genus  0 Species
Argentina
10 Families  47 Genera  73 Species
Armenia
4 Families  6 Genera  6 Species
Australia
14 Families  79 Genera  192 Species
Austria
8 Families  24 Genera  85 Species
Azerbaijan
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Belarus
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Belgium
11 Families  29 Genera  70 Species
Belize
8 Families  18 Genera  24 Species
Bolivia
4 Families  12 Genera  6 Species
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Botswana
4 Families  5 Genera  4 Species
Brazil
15 Families  101 Genera  398 Species
Brunei
2 Families  2 Genera  3 Species
Bulgaria
5 Families  13 Genera  15 Species
Burkina Faso
2 Families  2 Genera  2 Species
Cameroon
3 Families  4 Genera  1 Species
Canada
15 Families  96 Genera  487 Species
Cape Verde
7 Families  12 Genera  11 Species
Chad
2 Families  2 Genera  2 Species
Chile
7 Families  17 Genera  12 Species
China
14 Families  59 Genera  92 Species
Colombia
13 Families  74 Genera  124 Species
Costa Rica
12 Families  56 Genera  127 Species
Croatia
2 Families  3 Genera  1 Species
Cuba
6 Families  10 Genera  9 Species
Cyprus
6 Families  8 Genera  9 Species
Czech Republic
17 Families  45 Genera  133 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
4 Families  4 Genera  4 Species
Denmark
12 Families  32 Genera  80 Species
Dominica
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Dominican Republic
2 Families  3 Genera  5 Species
Ecuador
9 Families  17 Genera  9 Species
El Salvador
3 Families  6 Genera  9 Species
Estonia
14 Families  37 Genera  71 Species
Ethiopia
6 Families  15 Genera  22 Species
Finland
10 Families  31 Genera  71 Species
France
26 Families  82 Genera  263 Species
Gambia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Georgia
10 Families  26 Genera  30 Species
Germany
21 Families  69 Genera  189 Species
Ghana
6 Families  13 Genera  6 Species
Greece
12 Families  33 Genera  36 Species
Grenada
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Guatemala
8 Families  34 Genera  71 Species
Guinea
2 Families  3 Genera  4 Species
Guyana
3 Families  5 Genera  4 Species
Haiti
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Honduras
7 Families  22 Genera  39 Species
Hungary
5 Families  5 Genera  9 Species
Iceland
6 Families  8 Genera  8 Species
India
15 Families  61 Genera  107 Species
Indonesia
16 Families  46 Genera  22 Species
Iran
6 Families  11 Genera  11 Species
Iraq
2 Families  3 Genera  4 Species
Ireland
8 Families  23 Genera  48 Species
Israel
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Italy
11 Families  34 Genera  120 Species
Ivory Coast
5 Families  5 Genera  3 Species
Jamaica
4 Families  8 Genera  5 Species
Japan
9 Families  35 Genera  77 Species
Jordan
3 Families  5 Genera  5 Species
Kazakhstan
4 Families  9 Genera  8 Species
Kenya
6 Families  8 Genera  10 Species
Kyrgyzstan
3 Families  4 Genera  3 Species
Laos
2 Families  2 Genera  1 Species
Latvia
10 Families  20 Genera  30 Species
Lebanon
4 Families  7 Genera  5 Species
Lesotho
7 Families  13 Genera  14 Species
Liberia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Lithuania
12 Families  21 Genera  33 Species
Luxembourg
8 Families  23 Genera  46 Species
Madagascar
12 Families  56 Genera  99 Species
Malawi
8 Families  20 Genera  19 Species
Malaysia
6 Families  7 Genera  4 Species
Mali
2 Families  2 Genera  2 Species
Mauritius
2 Families  2 Genera  2 Species
Mexico
13 Families  59 Genera  171 Species
Micronesia
2 Families  2 Genera  2 Species
Mongolia
9 Families  16 Genera  26 Species
Morocco
1 Family  1 Genus  0 Species
Mozambique
7 Families  19 Genera  13 Species
Myanmar
3 Families  3 Genera  3 Species
Namibia
9 Families  35 Genera  51 Species
Nepal
1 Family  1 Genus  3 Species
Netherlands
15 Families  65 Genera  128 Species
New Zealand
13 Families  27 Genera  53 Species
Nicaragua
7 Families  30 Genera  58 Species
Niger
5 Families  5 Genera  2 Species
Nigeria
2 Families  6 Genera  2 Species
Niue
2 Families  2 Genera  2 Species
North Korea
6 Families  14 Genera  15 Species
Norway
8 Families  33 Genera  75 Species
Panama
6 Families  24 Genera  32 Species
Papua New Guinea
4 Families  8 Genera  5 Species
Paraguay
5 Families  6 Genera  4 Species
Peru
6 Families  17 Genera  12 Species
Philippines
6 Families  16 Genera  5 Species
Poland
15 Families  36 Genera  54 Species
Portugal
12 Families  38 Genera  44 Species
Republic South Africa
14 Families  103 Genera  280 Species
Romania
3 Families  4 Genera  4 Species
Russia
26 Families  79 Genera  176 Species
Saudi Arabia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Senegal
2 Families  2 Genera  2 Species
Serbia
1 Families  2 Genera  1 Species
Seychelles
1 Families  2 Genera  1 Species
Sierra Leone
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Singapore
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Slovakia
13 Families  33 Genera  80 Species
Slovenia
10 Families  19 Genera  31 Species
Solomon Islands
5 Families  7 Genera  6 Species
South Korea
10 Families  32 Genera  61 Species
Spain
13 Families  38 Genera  76 Species
Sri Lanka
9 Families  28 Genera  54 Species
Sudan
4 Families  5 Genera  3 Species
Suriname
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Sweden
18 Families  63 Genera  137 Species
Switzerland
11 Families  35 Genera  47 Species
Taiwan
9 Families  33 Genera  84 Species
Tajikistan
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Tanzania
7 Families  14 Genera  23 Species
Thailand
8 Families  21 Genera  18 Species
Togo
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
3 Families  7 Genera  2 Species
Tunisia
1 Families  3 Genera  1 Species
Turkey
11 Families  35 Genera  77 Species
Uganda
11 Families  28 Genera  31 Species
Ukraine
8 Families  10 Genera  12 Species
United Kingdom
18 Families  71 Genera  164 Species
Uruguay
4 Families  5 Genera  2 Species
USA
24 Families  161 Genera  844 Species
Uzbekistan
3 Families  7 Genera  7 Species
Venezuela
7 Families  17 Genera  11 Species
Vietnam
13 Families  34 Genera  38 Species
Yemen
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Zambia
10 Families  17 Genera  13 Species
Zimbabwe
5 Families  15 Genera  15 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


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