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

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

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

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

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

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

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