Ephemeroidea

Ephemeroidea
Ephemera danica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Ephemeroptera
Suborder:	Schistonota
Superfamily:	Ephemeroidea

Ephemeroidea is a superfamily of mayflies. Members of this superfamily are found in most parts of the world with the exception of the Arctic, the Antarctic and Australia.

Families

Six families are currently recognised by the Catalogue Of Life:

• Behningiidae Motas & Bacesco, 1937 – 7 species
  • Behningia Lestage, 1930 – 4 species
  • Dolania Edmunds & Traver, 1959 – 1 species
  • Protobehningia Chernova, 1960 – 2 species

• Ephemeridae Latreille, 1810 – 90 species
  • Afromera Demoulin, 1955 – 6 species
  • Eatonica Navás, 1913 – 6 species
  • Eatonigenia Ulmer, 1939 – 7 species
  • Ephemera Linnaeus, 1758 – 59 species
  • Hexagenia Walsh, 1863 – 8 species
  • Litobrancha McCafferty, 1971 – 1 species
  • Pentagenia Walsh, 1863 – 2 species
  • Phthartus Handlirsch, 1904 – 1 species

• Euthyplociidae Lestage, 1921 – 23 species
  • Afroplocia Lestage, 1939 – 1 species
  • Campylocia Needham & Murphy, 1924 – 4 species
  • Dasyplocia Gonçalves, Pescador & Peters, 2020 – 1 species
  • Euthyplocia Eaton, 1871 – 2 species
  • Exeuthyplocia Lestage, 1919 – 1 species
  • Mesoplocia – 2 species
  • Polyplocia Lestage, 1921 – 4 species
  • Proboscidoplocia Demoulin, 1966 – 8 species

• Palingeniidae Albarda, 1888 – 37 species
  • Anagenesia Eaton, 1883 – 15 species
  • Chankagenesia – 3 species
  • Cheirogenesia Demoulin, 1952 – 3 species
  • Mortogenesia Lestage, 1923 – 1 species
  • Palingenia Burmeister, 1839 – 11 species
  • Plethogenesia Ulmer, 1920 – 4 species

• Polymitarcyidae Banks, 1900 – 117 species
  • Asthenopus Eaton, 1871 – 8 species
  • Campsurus Eaton, 1868 – 65 species
  • Ephoron Williamson, 1802 – 15 species
  • Languidipes – 3 species
  • Povilla Navás, 1912 – 7 species
  • Tortopsis Molineri, 2010 – 12 species
  • Tortopus Needham & Murphy, 1924 – 7 species

• Potamanthidae Klapalek, 1909 – 26 species
  • Anthopotamus McCafferty & Bae, 1990 – 4 species
  • Potamanthus Pictet, 1845 – 13 species
  • Rhoenanthus Eaton, 1881 – 9 species

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