Leptophlebiidae is a family belonging to the Ephemeropterans that are commonly known as the prong-gilled mayflies or leptophlebiids. It is the only family in the superfamily Leptophlebioidea.[1] There are more than 650 described species[2] of Leptophlebiids, which are easily recognized by the forked gills present on the larvae's abdomen, thus their common name.
| Leptophlebiidae Temporal range:
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| Male imago of undetermined Atalophlebia species from Swifts Creek, Victoria (Australia) | |
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| Nymph of Habrophlebia djurdjurensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Ephemeroptera |
| Suborder: | Furcatergalia |
| Family: | Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900 |
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Numerous, see text | |
Larvae
editLeptophlebiid larvae live in freshwater streams and lakes eating detritus and/or algae. North American species generally cling to rocks, few physiologically equipped for skilled swimming. Like all Ephemeropteran larvae, fragile gills line the lateral margins of their abdomen. Some genera grow mandibular tusks like their burrowing relatives, the Ephemeridae, Polymitarcyidae, and Potamanthidae.
Genera
editThe Global Biodiversity Information Facility includes:
- Acanthophlebia Towns, 1983
- Adenophlebia Eaton, 1881
- Adenophlebiodes Ulmer, 1924
- Amoa (mayfly) Peters & Peters, 2000
- Aprionyx Barnard, 1932
- Arachnocolus Towns & Peters, 1979
- Archethraulodes Pescador & Peters, 1982
- Askola (mayfly) W.Peters, 1969
- Atalomicria Harker, 1954
- Atalonella Needham & Murphy, 1924
- Atalophlebia Eaton, 1881
- Atalophlebioides Phillips, 1930
- Atopophlebia Flowers, 1980
- Aupouriella Winterbourn, 2009
- Aureophlebia Peters & Peters, 2000
- Austroclima Towns & Peters, 1979
- Austronella Towns & Peters, 1996
- Austrophlebiodes Campbell & Suter, 1988
- Barba (mayfly) Grant & Peters, 1993
- Bessierus Thomas & Orth, 2000
- Bibulmena Dean, 1987
- Blasturophlebia Demoulin, 1968
- Borinquena Traver, 1938
- Calliarcys Eaton, 1881
- Careospina Peters, 1971
- Castanophlebia Barnard, 1932
- Celiphlebia Peters & Peters, 1980
- Ceylonula Kluge, Vasanth, Balasubramanian & Sivaramakrishnan, 2022
- Chiusanophlebia Ueno, 1969
- Choroterpes Eaton, 1881
- Choroterpides Ulmer, 1939
- Clavineta Sinitshenkova, 1991
- Conovirilus McCafferty, 1997
- Coula (mayfly) Peters & Peters, 1980
- Cretoneta Chernova, 1971
- Cryophlebia Towns & Peters, 1979
- Cryptopenella Gillies, 1951
- Dactylophlebia Pescador & Peters, 1980
- Deanophlebia Finlay, 2019
- Deleatidium Eaton, 1899
- Demoulinellus Pescador & Peters, 1982
- Dipterophlebiodes Demoulin, 1954
- Ecuaphlebia Dominguez, 1988
- Edmundsula Sivaramakrishnan, 1985
- Euphyurus Bengtsson, 1909
- Euthraulus Barnard, 1932
- Farrodes Peters, 1971
- Fasciamirus Peters, Peters & Edmunds, 1990
- Fittkaulus Savage & Peters, 1978
- Fulleta Navás, 1930
- Fulletomimus Demoulin, 1956
- Furvoneta Sinitshenkova, 1990
- Garinjuga Campbell & Suter, 1988
- Ghatula Kluge, Vasanth, Balasubramanian & Sivaramakrishnan, 2022
- Gilliesia (mayfly) Peters & Edmunds, 1970
- Gonserellus Pescador, 1997
- Habroleptoides Schoenemund, 1929
- Habrophlebia Eaton, 1881
- Habrophlebiodes Ulmer, 19200
- Hagenulites Staniczek, 2003
- Hagenulodes Ulmer, 1924
- Hagenulopsis Ulmer, 1919
- Hagenulus Eaton, 1882
- Hapsiphlebia Peters & Edmunds, 1972
- Hermanella Needham & Murphy, 1924
- Hermanellopsis Demoulin, 1955
- Homothraulus Demoulin, 1955
- Hubbardula Kluge, Vasanth, Balasubramanian & Sivaramakrishnan, 2022
- Hyalophlebia Demoulin, 1955
- Hydromastodon Polegatto & Batista, 2007
- Hydrosmilodon Flowers & Domínguez, 1991
- Hylister Dominguez & Flowers, 1989
- Indialis Peters & Edmunds, 1970
- Isca (mayfly) Gillies, 1951
- Isothraulus Towns & Peters, 1979
- Jappa Harker, 1954
- Kachinophlebia Chen & Zheng, 2022
- Kalbaybaria Campbell, 1993
- Kaninga Dean, 2000
- Kariona Peters & Peters, 1981
- Kilariodes Sartori & Derleth, 2010
- Kimminsula Peters & Edmunds, 1970
- Kirrara Harker, 1954
- Klugephlebia Selvakumar, Subramanian & Sivaramakrishnan
- Koorrnonga Campbell & Suter, 1988
- Kouma Peters, Peters & Edmunds, 1990
- Leentvaaria Demoulin, 1966
- Lepegenia Peters, Peters & Edmunds, 1978
- Lepeorus Peters, Peters & Edmunds, 1978
- Lepismophlebia Demoulin, 1968
- Leptophlebia Westwood, 1840
- Lisetta Thomas & Dominique, 2005
- Litophlebia Hubbard & Riek, 1978
- Loamaggalangta Dean, Forteath & Osborn, 1999
- Magallanella Pescador & Peters, 1980
- Magnilobus Grant & Peters, 1993
- Maheathraulus Peters, Gillies & Edmunds, 1964
- Mandreca Bello, 2000
- Manggabora Dean & Suter, 2004
- Marmenuera Dean, Forteath & Osborn, 2008
- Massartella Lestage, 1930
- Massartellopsis Demoulin, 1955
- Mauiulus Towns & Peters, 1979
- Megaglena Peters & Edmunds, 1970
- Meridialaris Peters & Edmunds, 1972
- Mesoneta Brauer, Redtenbacher & Ganglbauer, 1889
- Microphlebia Savage & Peters, 1983
- Miroculis Edmunds, 1963
- Miroculitus Savage & Peters, 1983
- Nathanella Demoulin, 1955
- Neampia Peters & Mary, 2016
- Neboissophlebia Dean, 1988
- Needhamella Domínguez & Flowers, 1989
- Neochoroterpes Allen, 1974
- Neohagenulus Traver, 1938
- Nesophlebia Peters & Edmunds, 1964
- Ninadsa Özdikmen, 2008
- Nonnullidens Grant & Peters, 1993
- Notachalcus Peters & Peters, 1981
- Notophlebia Peters & Edmunds, 1970
- Nousia Navás, 1918
- Nyungara Dean, 1987
- Oumas Peters & Peters, 2000
- Ounia Peters & Peters, 1981
- Papposa Peters & Peters, 1981
- Paraleptophlebia Lestage, 1917
- Paraluma Peters & Peters, 2000
- Paramaka Savage & Dominguez, 1992
- Peloracantha Peters & Peters, 1980
- Penaphlebia Peters & Edmunds, 1972
- Perissophlebiodes Savage, 1983
- Petersophlebia Demoulin, 1973
- Petersula Sivaramakrishnan, 1984
- Polythelais Demoulin, 1973
- Poranga (mayfly) Gonçalves & Da-Silva, 2012
- Poya (mayfly) Peters & Peters, 1980
- Radima Akers, Peters & Peters, 2003
- Rhigotopus Pescador & Peters, 1982
- Riekophlebia Christidis, 2009
- Sangpradubina Boonsoong, Boonsatien, Sartori, Michel, 2016
- Secochela Pescador & Peters, 1982
- Segesta (mayfly) Siegloch & Polegatto, 2006
- Simothraulopsis Demoulin, 1966
- Simothraulus Ulmer, 1939
- Simulacala Peters, Peters & Edmunds, 1990
- Siphangarus Sinitshenkova, 2000
- Sulawesia Peters & Edmunds, 1989
- Sulu (mayfly) Grant & Peters, 1993
- Tenagophila Peters, Peters & Edmunds, 1994
- Tepakia Towns & Peters, 1996
- Terpides Demoulin, 1966
- Thraulodes Ulmer, 1920
- Thraulophlebia Demoulin, 1955
- Thraulus Eaton, 18812
- Thuringopteryx Kuhn, 1937
- Tikuna Savage, Flowers & Porras, 2005
- Tillyardophlebia Dean, 1997
- Tindea Peters & Peters, 1980
- Traverella Edmunds, 1948
- Traverina Peters, 1971
- Ulmeritis Traver, 1956
- Ulmeritoides Traver, 1959
- Ulmeritus Traver, 1956
- Ulmerophlebia Demoulin, 1955
- Xenophlebia Demoulin, 1968
- Zephlebia Penniket, 1961
Extinct genera
edit- †Kachinophlebia Burmese amber, Myanmar, mid-Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian).[2]
- †Crephlebia Burmese amber, Myanmar, mid-Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian).[3]
- †Conovirilus Lebanese amber, Early Cretaceous (Barremian)
References
edit- ^ "Ephemoptera: Mayflies". The Tree of Life Web Project. 2002. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
- ^ a b Chen, Zhi-Teng; Zheng, Xuhongyi (December 2022). "First mayfly larva of Leptophlebiidae (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) in mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber, northern Myanmar". Cretaceous Research. 140: 105354. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105354. S2CID 251962121.
- ^ Chen, Zhi-Teng; Zheng, Xuhongyi (February 2024). "Crephlebia gen. nov., a new mayfly genus (Ephemeroptera: Leptophlebiidae) from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber of northern Myanmar". Cretaceous Research: 105869. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2024.105869.
See also
editExternal links
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Data related to Leptophlebiidae at Wikispecies
Media related to Leptophlebiidae at Wikimedia Commons
