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Checklist for Order Ephemeroptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Mayflies)
and region Southwestern Ontario (Southern Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
487
4492
8586
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
485
4489
8583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
23
92
202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Ephemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
12
37
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Ephemeroptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Mayflies, Mayflies Anglers Curse, Mayflies Greendrakes
12
37
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southwestern Ontario
12 Families width 55 Species
Baetidae (Leach, 1815)Mayflies14SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae14SpeciesTaxom
Siphlonuridae Banks, 1900Primitive Minnow Mayflies4SpeciesTaxom
Potamanthidae Albarda, 1888Hacklegill mayflies0SpeciesTaxom
Baetiscidae Banks, 1900Armored Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Caenidae Newman, 1853Small square-gill mayflies4SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids5SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerellidae Klapálek, 1909Blue-Winged Olive Ephemerellidae4SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies6SpeciesTaxom
Polymitarcyidae Banks, 1900Pale Burrower Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Oligoneuriidae Ulmer, 1914Brushleg Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptohyphidae Landa & Soldán, 1985Little Stout Crawler Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southwestern Ontario
37 Genera with 55 Species
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Acentrella Bengtsson, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Acerpenna Waltz & McCa..., 18611SpeciesTaxom
Afghanurus Demoulin, 1964
0SpeciesTaxom
Ameletus Eaton, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Anthopotamus McCafferty a..., 1990
0SpeciesTaxom
Baetis Leach, 18345SpeciesTaxom
Baetisca Walsh, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Caenis Stephens, 19314SpeciesTaxom
Callibaetis Eaton, 1862Speckled Duns2SpeciesTaxom
Centroptilum Eaton, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Choroterpes Eaton, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Cinygmula McDunnough, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Cloeon Leach, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Dannella Edmunds, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Ecdyonurus Eaton, 1868
0SpeciesTaxom
Epeorus Eaton, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Ephemera Linnaeus, 1883Green Drakes2SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerella Walsh, 1853And Pale Duns3SpeciesTaxom
Ephoron Williamson, 1802White Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Habrophlebia Eaton, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Heptagenia Walsh, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Hexagenia Walsh, 1924Giant Mayflies4SpeciesTaxom
Isonychia Eaton, 1853Slate Drakes1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebia Westwood, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Leucrocuta Flowers, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Maccaffertium Bednarik, 18536SpeciesTaxom
Metretopus Eaton, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Nixe Flowers, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptophlebia Lestage, 18843SpeciesTaxom
Plauditus Lugo-Ortiz a..., 19232SpeciesTaxom
Procloeon Bengtsson, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocloeon Klapálek, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhithrogena Eaton, 1881
March Browns0SpeciesTaxom
Siphlonurus Eaton, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom
Stenonema Traver, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Tricorythodes Ulmer, 18921SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southwestern Ontario
55 Species
Acentrella parvula McDunnough, 1932
Acentrella turbida McDunnough, 1924Bluewinged olive dun
Acerpenna pygmaea Hagen, 1861Blue-Winged Olive
Ameletus lineatus Traver, 1932Angelicatree
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 (Baetis) vernus Curtis, 1834Medium Olive
Baetisca lacustris McDunnough, 1932Cushion draba
Caenis (Caenis) amica Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Caenis (Caenis) diminuta Walker, 1853Curtiss' milkweed
Caenis (Caenis) latipennis Banks, 1907Graywinged sulphur dun
Caenis (Caenis) punctata McDunnough, 1931Shortstyle draba
Callibaetis ferrugineus Walsh, 1862Red Speckled Dun
Callibaetis fluctuans Walsh, 1862
Cloeon dipterum Linnaeus, 1761Common wetland mayfly
Dannella (Dannella) lita Burks, 1949
Epeorus fragilis Morgan, 1911Pale evening olive
Epeorus pleuralis Banks, 1910Dark Gordon quill
Epeorus vitreus Walker, 1853Cream variant
Ephemera (Ephemera) simulans Walker, 1853Brown Drake
Ephemera (Ephemera) varia Eaton, 1883Cream variant
Ephemerella (Ephemerella) aurivillii Bengtsson, 1909
Ephemerella (Ephemerella) excrucians Walsh, 1862Bluewinged olive dun
Ephemerella invaria Walker, 1853Chocolate dun
Ephoron leukon Williamson, 1802Hairy evolvulus
Heptagenia (Heptagenia) flavescens Walsh, 1862
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) atrocaudata McDunnough, 1924
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) bilineata Say, 1824Emergent Mayfly
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) limbata Serville, 1829Burrowing mayfly
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) rigida McDunnough, 1924
Isonychia (Isonychia) bicolor Walker, 1853Leadwinged coachman
Leptophlebia (Leptophlebia) cupida Say, 1823Black angel
Leptophlebia (Leptophlebia) nebulosa Walker, 1853Black gnat
Leucrocuta (Leucrocuta) hebe McDunnough, 1924Little evening Yellow
Maccaffertium exiguum Traver, 1933
Maccaffertium luteum Clemens, 1913Light Cahill
Maccaffertium modestum Banks, 1910Light Cahill
Maccaffertium pulchellum Walsh, 1862
Maccaffertium terminatum Walsh, 1862
Maccaffertium vicarium Walker, 1853American brown
Metretopus borealis Eaton, 1871
Nixe inconspicua McDunnough, 1924
Paraleptophlebia mollis Eaton, 1871American iron blue quill
Paraleptophlebia ontario McDunnough, 1926
Paraleptophlebia praepedita Eaton, 1884
Plauditus punctiventris McDunnough, 1923Bluewinged olive dun
Plauditus virilis McDunnough, 1923
Procloeon simplex McDunnough, 1923
Siphlonurus alternatus Say, 1824Medium summer olive
Siphlonurus rapidus McDunnough, 1924Dark olive dun
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill
Stenonema femoratum Say, 1823Dark Cahill
Tricorythodes (Tricorythodes) explicatus Eaton, 1892

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

Taxom

SuborderFurcatergalia
Kluge, 1993
7
12
21
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPisciforma
McCafferty, 1991
4
24
33
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