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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.

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Polymitarcyidae
Ephoron virgo
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
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.1234

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

References

  1. "Polymitarcyidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  2. "Polymitarcyidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  3. "Mayfly Central". Retrieved 2019-06-14.
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