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Checklist for Order Ephemeroptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Mayflies)
and region West Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
614
13248
40770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
610
13239
40744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
28
159
517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Ephemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
10
23
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Ephemeroptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Mayflies, Mayflies Anglers Curse, Mayflies Greendrakes
10
23
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Africa
10 Families width 19 Species
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies11SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids1SpeciesTaxom
Caenidae Newman, 1853Small square-gill mayflies4SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae0SpeciesTaxom
Euthyplociidae Lestage, 19210SpeciesTaxom
Leptohyphidae Landa & Soldán, 1985Little Stout Crawler Mayflies0SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Oligoneuriidae Ulmer, 1914Brushleg Mayflies0SpeciesTaxom
Tricorythidae Lestage, 1942Little stout crawler mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Polymitarcyidae Banks, 1900Pale Burrower Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Africa
23 Genera with 19 Species
#ABCDEMPT
Acanthiops Waltz & McCa..., 19471SpeciesTaxom
Adenophlebia Eaton, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Adenophlebiodes Ulmer, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Afrocercus Malzacher, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Afronurus Lestage, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Afroplocia Lestage, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Bugilliesia Lugo-Ortiz &..., 19163SpeciesTaxom
Caenis Stephens, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Centroptiloides Lestage, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Centroptilum Eaton, 19472SpeciesTaxom
Choroterpes Eaton, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Cloeon Leach, 1815
0SpeciesTaxom
Clypeocaenis Soldán, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Crassabwa Lugo-Ortiz &..., 20172SpeciesTaxom
Dabulamanzia Lugo-Ortiz &..., 19471SpeciesTaxom
Dicercomyzon Demoulin, 1954
0SpeciesTaxom
Eatonica Navas, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Elassoneuria Eaton, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Machadorythus Demoulin, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Povilla Navas, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocloeon Klapálek, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Thraulus Eaton, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Tricorythus Eaton, 18391SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
19 Species
Acanthiops varius Crass, 1947
Adenophlebiodes (Adenophlebiodes) bicolor Crass, 1947
Afrocercus forcipatus Malzacher, 1987
Bugilliesia guineensis Gillies, 1990
Bugilliesia notabilis Kimmins, 1956
Bugilliesia sudanensis Ulmer, 1916
Caenis (Caenis) antelucana Malzacher, 1990
Caenis (Caenis) macrura Stephens, 1835
Centroptilum medium (Crass, 1947)⇒ Dabulamanzia media Crass, 1947
Centroptilum varium (Crass, 1947)⇒ Acanthiops varius Crass, 1947
Clypeocaenis afrosetosa Soldán, 1983
Crassabwa ameliae Kluge, Gatto..., 2017
Crassabwa ludmilae Kluge, Gatto..., 2017
Dabulamanzia media Crass, 1947
Eatonica schoutedeni Navas, 1911
Povilla (Povilla) adusta Navas, 1912
Pseudocloeon chonganensis Gui, Zhou & Su, 1999
Pseudocloeon piscis Lugo-Ortiz &..., 1997
Tricorythus (Tricorythus) discolor Burmeister, 1839

Subnodes of Ephemeroptera with occurrences in West Africa
SuborderFurcatergalia
Kluge, 1993
7
13
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPisciforma
McCafferty, 1991
3
10
11
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