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Checklist of Order Ephemeroptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Mayflies)
for Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
494
4980
11122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
493
4974
11111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
19
72
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Ephemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
6
23
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Ephemeroptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Mayflies, Mayflies Anglers Curse, Mayflies Greendrakes
6
23
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Western Cape
6 Families width 38 Species
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies17SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids12SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae3SpeciesTaxom
Caenidae Newman, 1853Small square-gill mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerellidae Klapálek, 1909Blue-Winged Olive Ephemerellidae3SpeciesTaxom
Tricorythidae Lestage, 1942Little stout crawler mayflies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Western Cape
23 Genera with 38 Species
#
A
B
C
D
E
L
P
S
T

Acanthiops Waltz & McCa..., 19471SpeciesTaxom
Adenophlebia Eaton, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Afronurus Lestage, 19134SpeciesTaxom
Aprionyx Barnard, 18856SpeciesTaxom
Baetis Leach, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Caenis Stephens, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Castanophlebia Barnard, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Cheleocloeon Wuillot & Gi..., 19321SpeciesTaxom
Choroterpes Eaton, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Cloeodes Traver, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Cloeon Leach, 19324SpeciesTaxom
Dabulamanzia Lugo-Ortiz &..., 19471SpeciesTaxom
Demoreptus Lugo-Ortiz &..., 19322SpeciesTaxom
Demoulinia Gillies, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerellina Lestage, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Euthraulus Barnard, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Lestagella Demoulin, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Lithogloea Barnard, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Procloeon Bengtsson, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocloeon Klapálek, 19325SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopannota Waltz & McCa..., 19471SpeciesTaxom
Securiops Jacobus, McC..., 20061SpeciesTaxom
Tricorythus Eaton, 19323SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
38 Species
Acanthiops varius Crass, 1947
Adenophlebia auriculata Eaton, 1871
Adenophlebia dislocans Walker, 1860
Adenophlebia peringueyella Lestage, 1924
Afronurus (Afronurus) barnardi Schoonbee, 1968
Afronurus (Afronurus) harrisoni Barnard, 1932
Afronurus (Afronurus) peringueyi Esben-Petersen, 1913
Aprionyx intermedius Barnard, 1932
Aprionyx pellucidula Esben-Petersen, 1920
Aprionyx peterseni Lestage, 1924
Aprionyx rubicundus Barnard, 1932
Aprionyx tabularis Eaton, 1885
Baetis (Baetis) harrisoni Barnard, 1932
Caenis (Caenis) capensis Barnard, 1932
Castanophlebia albicauda Barnard, 1940
Castanophlebia calida Barnard, 1932
Cheleocloeon excisum Barnard, 1932
Choroterpes (Choroterpes) nigrescens Barnard, 1932
Cloeodes inzingae Crass, 1947
Cloeon chaplini Barnard, 1932
Cloeon lacunosum Barnard, 1932
Cloeon virgiliae Barnard, 1932
Dabulamanzia indusii Crass, 1947
Demoreptus capensis Barnard, 1932
Demoulinia crassi Demoulin, 1971
Ephemerellina barnardi Lestage, 1924
Euthraulus elegans Barnard, 1932
Lestagella penicillata Barnard, 1940
Lithogloea harrisoni Barnard, 1932
Procloeon africanum Esben-Petersen, 1913
Pseudocloeon bellum Barnard, 1932
Pseudocloeon glaucum Agnew, 1961
Pseudocloeon latum (Agnew, 1961)⇒ Acentrella lata Müller-Liebe..., 1985
Pseudocloeon vinosum Barnard, 1932
Pseudopannota maculosa Crass, 1947
Securiops megapalpus Jacobus, McC..., 2006
Tricorythus (Tricorythus) discolor Burmeister, 1839
Tricorythus (Tricorythus) reticulatus Barnard, 1932

Subnodes of Ephemeroptera with occurrences in Western Cape
SuborderFurcatergalia
Kluge, 1993
4
10
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuborderPisciforma
McCafferty, 1991
2
13
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Ephemeroptera (Hyatt & Arms 1891)
Ephemeroptera (Hyatt & Arms 1891)


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