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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
4988
11427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
525
4982
11420
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
26
126
320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Ephemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
14
60
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Ephemeroptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Mayflies, Mayflies Anglers Curse, Mayflies Greendrakes
14
60
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Carolina
14 Families width 118 Species
Baetidae (Leach, 1815)Mayflies16SpeciesTaxom
Siphlonuridae Banks, 1900Primitive Minnow Mayflies6SpeciesTaxom
Caenidae (Newman, 1853)Small square-gill mayflies4SpeciesTaxom
Potamanthidae Albarda, 1888Hacklegill mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerellidae Klapálek, 1909Blue-Winged Olive Ephemerellidae25SpeciesTaxom
Baetiscidae Banks, 1900Armored Mayflies5SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids11SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae32SpeciesTaxom
Behningiidae Motas & Bacesco, 1937Tuskless burrowing mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies7SpeciesTaxom
Polymitarcyidae Banks, 1900Pale Burrower Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Oligoneuriidae (Ulmer, 1914)Brushleg Mayflies6SpeciesTaxom
Neoephemeridae Traver, 1935Large square-gilled mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Leptohyphidae Landa & Soldán, 1985Little Stout Crawler Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Carolina
60 Genera with 118 Species
#ABCDEHILMNPRST
Acentrella Bengtsson, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Acerpenna Waltz & McCa..., 19371SpeciesTaxom
Alainites Waltz & McCa..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ameletus Eaton, 19383SpeciesTaxom
Amercaenis Provonsha an..., 20061SpeciesTaxom
Anthopotamus McCafferty a..., 19351SpeciesTaxom
Apobaetis Salles & Lug..., 2002
0SpeciesTaxom
Attenella Edmunds, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Baetis Leach, 18435SpeciesTaxom
Baetisca Walsh, 19325SpeciesTaxom
Baetopus Keffermüller, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Barbaetis Waltz & McCa..., 19851SpeciesTaxom
Brachycercus Curtis, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Caenis Stephens, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Callibaetis Eaton, 1914Speckled Duns1SpeciesTaxom
Centroptilum Eaton, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Cercobrachys Soldán, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Choroterpes Eaton, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Cinygmula McDunnough, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Cloeon Leach, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Dannella Edmunds, 19253SpeciesTaxom
Dolania Edmunds & Tr..., 19591SpeciesTaxom
Drunella Needham, 1884Blue-Winged Olives5SpeciesTaxom
Ecdyonurus Eaton, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Epeorus Eaton, 18535SpeciesTaxom
Ephemera Linnaeus, 1883Green Drakes4SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerella Walsh, 1930And Pale Duns5SpeciesTaxom
Ephoron Williamson, 1802
White Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Eurylophella Tiensuu, 1930Chocolate Duns5SpeciesTaxom
Habrophlebia Eaton, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Habrophlebiodes Ulmer, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Heptagenia Walsh, 19353SpeciesTaxom
Heterocloeon McDunnough, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Hexagenia Walsh, 1829Giant Mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Homoeoneuria Eaton, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Isonychia Eaton, 1932Slate Drakes5SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebia Westwood, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Leucrocuta Flowers, 19354SpeciesTaxom
Litobrancha McCafferty, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Maccaffertium Bednarik, 20108SpeciesTaxom
Macdunnoa Lehmkuhl, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Neoephemera McDunnough, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Neoleptophlebia Kluge, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Nixe Flowers, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Paracloeodes Day, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptophlebia Lestage, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Penelomax Jacobus and ..., 19251SpeciesTaxom
Procloeon Bengtsson, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudiron McDunnough, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocloeon Klapálek, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhithrogena Eaton, 1935March Browns3SpeciesTaxom
Serratella Edmunds, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Siphlonurus Eaton, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Siphloplecton Clemens, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1933Light Cahills3SpeciesTaxom
Stenonema Traver, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Teloganopsis Ulmer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Tortopsis Molineri, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Tricorythodes Ulmer, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Tsalia Jacobus and ..., 19581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Carolina
118 Species
Acentrella barbarae Jacobus & Mc..., 2006
Acentrella turbida McDunnough, 1924Bluewinged olive dun
Acerpenna macdunnoughi Ide, 1937
Alainites muticus Linnaeus, 1758
Ameletus cryptostimulus Carle, 1978
Ameletus lineatus Traver, 1932Angelicatree
Ameletus tertius McDunnough, 1938Rocky Mountain draba
Amercaenis cusabo Provonsha & ..., 2006
Anthopotamus neglectus Traver, 1935
Attenella margarita Needham, 1927Little bluewinged olive
Baetis (Baetis) flavistriga McDunnough, 1921Alpine draba
Baetis (Baetis) intercalaris McDunnough, 1921Alpine draba
Baetis (Baetis) pluto McDunnough, 1925Desert draba
Baetis (Baetis) tricaudatus Dodds, 1923Light blue dun
Baetis rhodani Pictet, 1843Large Dark Olive
Baetisca (Baetisca) becki Schneider & ..., 1963
Baetisca (Baetisca) carolina Traver, 1931American spikenard
Baetisca (Baetisca) gibbera Berner, 1953
Baetisca (Baetisca) obesa Say, 1839
Baetisca lacustris McDunnough, 1932Cushion draba
Baetopus (Baetopus) trishae Waltz, 2002
Barbaetis benfieldi Kennedy, 1985
Brachycercus nitidus Traver, 1932Tiny whitewinged red quill
Caenis (Caenis) anceps Traver, 1935Faurie's club
Callibaetis pretiosus Banks, 1914
Cercobrachys etowah (Soldán, 1986)⇒ Brachycercus etowah Soldán, 1986
Choroterpes (Choroterpes) basalis Banks, 1900
Cinygmula subaequalis Banks, 1914Golden spinner
Cloeon simile Eaton, 1870
Dannella (Dannella) lita Burks, 1949
Dannella (Dannella) provonshai McCafferty, 1977
Dannella (Dannella) simplex McDunnough, 1925Bluewinged olive dun
Dolania americana Edmunds & Tr..., 1959
Drunella (Drunella) lata Morgan, 1911
Drunella cornuta Morgan, 1911Large Blue-Winged Olive
Drunella cornutella McDunnough, 1931
Drunella tuberculata Morgan, 1911
Drunella walkeri Eaton, 1884Bluewinged olive dun
Ecdyonurus venosus Fabricius, 1775Late March Brown
Epeorus dispar Traver, 1933
Epeorus fragilis Morgan, 1911Pale evening olive
Epeorus pleuralis Banks, 1910Dark Gordon quill
Epeorus subpallidus Traver, 1937
Epeorus vitreus Walker, 1853Cream variant
Ephemera (Ephemera) blanda Traver, 1932Angelicatree
Ephemera (Ephemera) guttulata Pictet, 1843American green drake
Ephemera (Ephemera) simulans Walker, 1853Brown Drake
Ephemera (Ephemera) varia Eaton, 1883Cream variant
Ephemerella (Ephemerella) excrucians Walsh, 1862Bluewinged olive dun
Ephemerella catawba (Traver, 1932)⇒ Ephemerella shanwangensis Hong, 1983
Ephemerella hispida (Allen & Edmunds, 1965)⇒ Ephemerella shanwangensis Hong, 1983
Ephemerella invaria Walker, 1853Chocolate dun
Ephemerella molita McDunnough, 1930Short-pod whitlowgrass
Eurylophella bicolor Clemens, 1913Chocolate dun
Eurylophella funeralis McDunnough, 1925
Eurylophella oviruptis Funk, Jackso..., 2008
Eurylophella poconoensis Funk, 1994
Eurylophella verisimilis McDunnough, 1930Spruce snail
Habrophlebia (Habrophlebia) fusca Curtis, 1834Ditch Dun
Habrophlebia vibrans (Needham, 1908)⇒ Habrophlebia lauta McLachlan, 1884
Habrophlebiodes americana Banks, 1903
Heptagenia (Heptagenia) julia Traver, 1933
Heptagenia (Heptagenia) marginalis Banks, 1910
Heptagenia (Heptagenia) townesi Traver, 1935Faurie's club
Heterocloeon (Heterocloeon) curiosum McDunnough, 1923
Heterocloeon anoka (Daggy, 1945)⇒ Iswaeon anoka Daggy, 1945
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) atrocaudata McDunnough, 1924
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) limbata Serville, 1829Burrowing mayfly
Homoeoneuria (Homoeoneuria) cahabensis Pescador & P..., 1980
Isonychia (Isonychia) arida Say, 1839
Isonychia (Isonychia) bicolor Walker, 1853Leadwinged coachman
Isonychia georgiae (McDunnough, 1931)⇒ Isonychia winkleri Ulmer, 1939
Isonychia serrata (Traver, 1932)⇒ Isonychia winkleri Ulmer, 1939
Isonychia similis (Traver, 1932)⇒ Isonychia winkleri Ulmer, 1939
Leptophlebia (Leptophlebia) cupida Say, 1823Black angel
Leptophlebia (Leptophlebia) johnsoni McDunnough, 1924Black and olive dun
Leucrocuta (Leucrocuta) aphrodite McDunnough, 1926
Leucrocuta (Leucrocuta) hebe McDunnough, 1924Little evening Yellow
Leucrocuta (Leucrocuta) juno McDunnough, 1924Little pale evening dun
Leucrocuta (Leucrocuta) thetis Traver, 1935
Litobrancha recurvata Morgan, 1913American March brown dun
Maccaffertium (Maccaffertium) meririvulanum Carle & Lewis, 1978
Maccaffertium carlsoni Lewis, 1974
Maccaffertium ithaca Clemens & Le..., 1924Cahill
Maccaffertium modestum Banks, 1910Light Cahill
Maccaffertium pudicum Hagen, 1861
Maccaffertium terminatum Walsh, 1862
Maccaffertium vicarium Walker, 1853American brown
Maccaffertium wudigeum McCafferty &..., 2010
Macdunnoa brunnea Flowers, 1982
Neoephemera eatoni
Neoephemera purpurea Traver, 1931
Neoleptophlebia assimilis Banks, 1914
Neoleptophlebia mollis Eaton, 1871
Nixe spinosa Traver, 1933
Paracloeodes fleeki McCafferty &..., 2004
Paraleptophlebia assimilis Banks, 1914
Paraleptophlebia guttata McDunnough, 1924Dark blue quill
Paraleptophlebia mollis Eaton, 1871American iron blue quill
Penelomax septentrionalis McDunnough, 1925
Pseudiron centralis McDunnough, 1931Shortstyle draba
Rhithrogena (Rhithrogena) fasciata Traver, 1933
Rhithrogena (Rhithrogena) semicolorata Curtis, 1834Olive
Rhithrogena amica (Traver, 1935)⇒ Rhithrogena zhiltzovae Sinitshenkova, 1979
Serratella ignita (Poda, 1761)⇒ Ephemerella ignita Poda, 1761
Serratella serrata Morgan, 1911Dark iron blue quill
Serratella serratoides McDunnough, 1931
Siphlonurus quebecensis Provancher, 1878Early brown quill
Siphlonurus typicus Eaton, 1885
Siphloplecton basale Walker, 1853Great speckled lake olive
Stenacron carolina Banks, 1914
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill
Stenacron pallidum Traver, 1933
Stenonema femoratum Say, 1823Dark Cahill
Teloganopsis deficiens Morgan, 1911
Tortopsis puella Pictet, 1843
Tricorythodes dolani Allen, 1967
Tsalia berneri Allen & Edmunds, 1958

Subnodes of Ephemeroptera with occurrences in North Carolina
SuborderCarapacea
McCafferty, 1997
Armored mayflies
1
1
5
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderFurcatergalia
Kluge, 1993
9
28
53
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPisciforma
McCafferty, 1991
4
31
60
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