Biology:Polymitarcyidae
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Short description: Family of mayflies
| 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.[1][2][3][4]
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". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=101569. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
- ↑ "Polymitarcyidae". https://www.gbif.org/species/4299. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
- ↑ "Family Polymitarcyidae information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/225555. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
- ↑ "Mayfly Central". https://www.entm.purdue.edu/mayfly/. 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. 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.
- Mayflies and Stoneflies: Life Histories and Biology. Springer. 1990. doi:10.1007/978-94-009-2397-3. ISBN 978-94-010-7579-4.
- 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
Wikidata ☰ Q3395638 entry
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