TheHeptageniidae(synonym: Ecdyonuridae) are a family ofmayflieswith over 500 described species mainly distributed in theHolarctic,Oriental, andAfrotropicalregions, and also present in the Central American Tropics and extreme northern South America.[1]
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Ephemeroptera |
| Suborder: | Pisciforma |
| Superfamily: | Heptagenioidea |
| Family: | Heptageniidae Needham, 1901 |
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Heptaeniidae | |
Description
editThe group is sometimes referred to asflat-headed mayfliesorstream mayflies.These are generally rather small mayflies with three long tails. The wings are usually clear with prominent venation although species with variegated wings are known. As in most mayflies, the males have largecompound eyes,but not divided into upper and lower parts.
Heptageniids breed mainly in fast-flowingstreams,but some species use still waters. Thenymphshave a flattened shape and are usually dark in colour. They use a wide range of food sources withherbivorous,scavenging,andpredatoryspecies known.
Genera
editTheGlobal Biodiversity Information Facilitylists:[2]
- AfghanurusDemoulin, 1961
- AfronurusLestage, 1924
- AmerogeniaSinitshenkova, 2000
- AnaposYanai & Sartori, 2017
- AnepeorusMcDunnough, 1925
- ArthropleaBengtsson, 1908
- AsionurusBraasch & Soldán, 1986
- AtopopusEaton, 1881
- BeloviusChernova, 1981
- BleptusEaton, 1885
- BurshtynogenaGodunko & Sontag, 2004
- CinygmaEaton, 1885
- CinygmulaMcDunnough, 1933
- CompsoneuriaEaton, 1881
- DacnogeniaKluge, 1988
- DarthusWebb & McCafferty, 2007
- Ecdyogymnurus**
- EcdyonuroidesDang, 1967
- EcdyonurusEaton, 1868
- ElectrogenaZurwerra & Tomka, 1985
- EpeorellaUlmer, 1939
- EpeorusEaton, 1881
- HeptageniaWalsh, 1863
- IronodesTraver, 1935
- KageroniaMatsumura, 1931
- LeucrocutaFlowers, 1980
- MaccaffertiumBednarik, 1979
- MacdunnoaLehmkuhl, 1979
- MiocoenogeniaTshernova, 1962
- NestormeusGodunko, 2004
- Nixe (mayfly)Flowers, 1980
- NotacanthurusChernova, 1974
- NotacanthurusTshernova, 1974
- PaegniodesEaton, 1881
- ParacinygmulaBajkova, 1975
- ParafronurusZhou & Braasch, 2003
- PseudironMcDunnough, 1931
- PseudokageroniaMasselot & Nel, 1999
- RaptoheptageniaWhiting & Lehmkuhl, 1987
- RegulaneuriaZhou, 2021
- RhithrogenaEaton, 1881
- RhithrogeniellaUlmer, 1939
- SpinadisEdmunds & Jensen, 1974
- StenacronJensen, 1974
- StenonemaTraver, 1933
- SuccinogeniaDemoulin, 1965
- ThalerosphyrusEaton, 1881
- ThamnodontusKluge, 2004
- TrichogeniaBraasch & Soldan, 1988
The oldest described member of the family is†Amerogeniafrom the Late Cretaceous (Turonian) agedNew Jersey amber.
References
edit- ^Wang, T.-Q; MCCafferty W.P. (March 2004). "Heptageniidae (Ephemeroptera) of the World. Part I: Phylogenetic Higher Classification".Transactions of the American Entomological Society.130(1): 11–45.JSTOR25078834.
- ^Global Biodiversity Information Facility: Heptageniidae(retrieved 10 November 2024)
- Chinery, Michael (1986).Collins Guide to the Insects of Britain and Western Europe.London: Collins.ISBN0-00-219170-9.
- McGavin, George C. (2005).Insects and Spiders.London: Dorling Kindersley.ISBN1-4053-0596-7.
- Webb, J.M.; McCafferty W.P. (30 October 2008)."Heptageniidae of the World: Part II".Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification:1–55.doi:10.3752/cjai.2008.07.Retrieved1 July2011.
See also
editExternal links
edit- Fauna Europaea
- Nomina Insecta Nearctica
Data related toHeptageniidaeat Wikispecies
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