Ephemeroidea
Superfamily of mayflies
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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.
| Ephemeroidea | |
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| Ephemera danica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Ephemeroptera |
| Suborder: | Schistonota |
| Superfamily: | Ephemeroidea |
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
- Potamanthidae Klapalek, 1909 – 26 species
- Anthopotamus McCafferty & Bae, 1990 – 4 species
- Potamanthus Pictet, 1845 – 13 species
- Rhoenanthus Eaton, 1881 – 9 species