| Polymitarcyidae | |
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| Ephoron virgo | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Ephemeroptera |
| Suborder: | Schistonota |
| Superfamily: | Ephemeroidea |
| Family: | Polymitarcyidae |
Polymitarcyidae is a family of pale burrower mayflies in the order Ephemeroptera. There are about 10 genera and more than 90 described species in Polymitarcyidae.
Genera
These 10 genera belong to the family Polymitarcyidae:
- Asthenopus Eaton, 1871
- Campsurus Eaton, 1871
- Ephoron Williamson, 1802 (white flies)
- Languidipes
- Povilla Navás, 1912
- Pristiplocia McCafferty, 1990
- Tortopsis Molineri, 2010
- Tortopus Needham & Murphy, 1924
- † Cretomitarcys Sinitshenkova, 2000
- † Palaeoanthus Kluge, 1994
References
- "Polymitarcyidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
- "Polymitarcyidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
- "Family Polymitarcyidae information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
- "Mayfly Central". Retrieved 2019-06-14.
Further reading
- Barber-James, Helen M.; Gattolliat, Jean-Luc; Sartori, Michel; Hubbard, Michael D. (2008). "Global diversity of mayflies (Ephemeroptera, Insecta) in freshwater". Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment. Developments in Hydrobiology. Vol. 595. Springer. pp. 339–350. doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-8259-7_37. ISBN 978-1-4020-8258-0.
- Kluge, Nikita (2013). The phylogenetic system of Ephemeroptera. Springer Science & Business Media. doi:10.1007/978-94-007-0872-3. ISBN 978-94-015-3942-5. S2CID 39671739.
- Campbell, Ian C., ed. (1990). Mayflies and Stoneflies: Life Histories and Biology. Springer. doi:10.1007/978-94-009-2397-3. ISBN 978-94-010-7579-4. S2CID 39201439.
- Edmunds Jr., George F. (1972). "Biogeography and evolution of Ephemeroptera". Annual Review of Entomology. 17: 21–42. doi:10.1146/annurev.en.17.010172.000321.
External links
Media related to Polymitarcyidae at Wikimedia Commons
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