Ephemeroptera

Ephemera danica

Taxonavigation

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Mandibulata
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Cladus: Allotriocarida
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Ordo: Ephemeroptera
Subordines (3): Carapacea – Furcatergalia – Pisciformia

Overview of familiae

Extant groups: Acanthametropodidae – Ameletidae – Ameletopsidae – Ametropodidae – Arthropleidae – Baetidae – Baetiscidae – Behningiidae – Caenidae – Coloburiscidae – Coryphoridae – Dipteromimidae – Ephemerellidae – Ephemeridae – Euthyplociidae – Heptageniidae – Ichthybotidae – Isonychiidae – Leptohyphidae – Leptophlebiidae – Metretopodidae – Metropodidae – Neoephemeridae – Nesameletidae – Oligoneuriidae – Oniscigastridae – Palingeniidae – Polymitarcyidae – Potamanthidae – Prosopistomatidae – Pseudironidae – Rallidentidae – Siphlaenigmatidae – Siphlonuridae – Teloganodidae – Vietnamellidae

Fossil: †Hexagenitidae –

Name

Ephemeroptera Hyatt & Arms, 1890: viii, 69

Synonyms

• Aphelophlebia Pierce, 1945
• Plectoptera Packard, 1886: 808
• Triangulifera Willmann, 2007

References

Primary references

• Hyatt, A. & Arms, J.M. 1890. Guides for Science-Teaching. No. VIII. Insecta. Boston: D. C. Heath & Co. BHL Reference page. 
• Packard, A.S. 1886. A new arrangement of the orders of insects. The American Naturalist 20(9): 808. BHL.

Additional references

• Auychinda, C., Sartori, M. & Boonsoong, B. 2020. Vietnamellidae (Insecta, Ephemeroptera) of Thailand. ZooKeys 901: 17–36. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.902.46844 Reference page. 
• Barber-James, H.M.; Gattolliat, J.-L.; Sartori, M.; Hubbard, M.D. 2008: Global diversity of mayflies (Ephemeroptera, Insecta) in freshwater. Hydrobiologia, 595: 339–350. DOI: 10.1007/s10750-007-9028-y PDF PDF
• Buffagne, A. & Belfiore, C. 2025. Biodiversity of Italian freshwaters: an updated checklist of mayfly species (Ephemeroptera) as a starting point for the next taxonomic (r)evolution. ZooKeys 1239: 257–280. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1239.147826 Reference page. 
• DeWalt, R.E. & South, E.J. 2015. Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, and Trichoptera on Isle Royale National Park, USA, compared to mainland species pool and size distribution. ZooKeys 532: 137–158. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.532.6478 . Reference page. 
• Domínguez, E. & Dos Santos, D.A. 2014. Co-authorship networks (and other contextual factors) behind the growth of taxonomy of South American Ephemeroptera: A scientometric approach. Zootaxa 3754(1): 59–85. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3754.1.3. ResearchGate . Reference page. 
• Erdenee, B., Maasri, A., Gelhaus, J.K. & Bayartogtokh, B. 2016. A contribution to mayfly studies of Western Mongolia (Insecta, Ephemeroptera). ZooKeys 638: 105–123. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.638.10198 . Reference page. 
• Godunko, R.J., Martynov, A.V. & Staniczek, A.H. 2021. First fossil record of the mayfly family Vietnamellidae (Insecta, Ephemeroptera) from Burmese Amber confirms its Oriental origin and gives new insights into its evolution. ZooKeys 1036: 99–120. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1036.66435 Reference page. 
• Hu, Z., Ma, Z-X., Luo, J-Y. & Zhou, C-F. 2017. Redescription and commentary on the Chinese mayfly Vietnamella sinensis (Ephemeroptera: Vietnamellidae). Zootaxa 4286(3): 381–390. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4286.3.5. Full article (PDF) Reference page. 
• Jacobus, L.M. 2019. Ephemeroptera of Canada. Pp 211–225 In Langor, D.W. & Sheffield, C.S. (eds.). The Biota of Canada – A Biodiversity Assessment. Part 1: The Terrestrial Arthropods. ZooKeys 819: 520 pp. Reference page. . DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.819.26411 . Reference page. 
• Kluge, N.J. 2004. The Phylogenetic System of Ephemeroptera. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, xiii + 442 pp. PDF. Online version. Reference page. 
• Lima, L.R.C., Nascimento, S.R.S. & Boldrini, R. 2018. New species and new records of Coryphorus Peters, 1981 (Ephemeroptera: Coryphoridae) from Brazil. Zootaxa 4459(2): 359–400. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4459.2.12 Reference page. 
• Macko, P., Derka, T., Šamulková, M., Novikmec, M. & Svitok, M. 2023. Checklist, distribution, diversity, and rarity of mayflies (Ephemeroptera) in Slovakia. ZooKeys 1183ː 39–64. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1183.109819 . Reference page. 
• Molineri, C., Grillet, M.-E., Nieto, C., Dominguez, E. & Guerrero, E. 2011. New species and records for the mayfly families Caenidae, Leptohyphidae and Coryphoridae (Ephemeroptera, Pannota) from Venezuelan Guayana’s Uplands. Zootaxa 2750: 39–50. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2750.1.4 . Preview. ResearchGate . Reference page. 
• Ogden, T.H.; Gattolliat, J.L.; Sartori, M.; Staniczek, A.H.; Soldan, T.; Whiting, M.F. 2009: Towards a new paradigm in mayfly phylogeny (Ephemeroptera): combined analysis of morphological and molecular data. Systematic entomology, 34(4): 616–634. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2009.00488.x
• Ogden, T.H.; Whiting, M.F. 2005: Phylogeny of Ephemeroptera (mayflies) based on molecular evidence. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 37(3): 625–643. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2005.08.008 PDF
• Salur, A., Darilmaz, M.C. & Bauernfeind, E. 2016. An annotated catalogue of the mayfly fauna of Turkey (Insecta, Ephemeroptera). ZooKeys 620: 67–118. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.620.9405 . Reference page. 
• Sartori, M., Kubiak, M. & Rajaei Sh., H. 2016. An updated list of type material of Ephemeroptera Hyatt & Arms, 1890, deposited at the Zoological Museum of Hamburg (ZMH). ZooKeys 607: 49–68. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.607.9391 . Reference page. 
• Sinitshenkova, N.D., Aristov, D.S., Wegierek, P. & Żyła, D. 2015. New mayfly genera from the Middle Triassic of Poland and their evolutionary and paleogeographic implications (Ephemerida: Litophlebiidae, Vogesonymphidae). Zootaxa 3949(2): 281–288. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3949.2.8. Preview (PDF) Reference page. 
• Sun, L.; Sabo, A.; Meyer, M.D.; Randolph, R.P.; Jacobus, L.M.; McCafferty, W.P.; Ferris, V.R. 2006: Tests of current hypotheses of mayfly (Ephemeroptera) phylogeny using molecular (18s rDNA) data. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 99(2): 241–252. DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2006)099[0241:TOCHOM]2.0.CO;2 PDF
• Vilenica, M., Gattolliat, J-L., Mihaljević, Z. & Sartori, M. 2015. Croatian mayflies (Insecta, Ephemeroptera): species diversity and distribution patterns. ZooKeys 523: 99–127. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.523.6100 . Reference page. 
• Vilenica, M., Brigić, A., Kerovec, M., Gottstein, S. & Ternjej, I. 2016. Spatial distribution and seasonal changes of mayflies (Insecta, Ephemeroptera) in a Western Balkan peat bog. ZooKeys 637: 135–149. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.637.10359 . Reference page. 
• Xërxa, B.H., Sartori, M., Gashi, A. & Gattolliat, J-L. 2019. First checklist of mayflies (Insecta, Ephemeroptera) from Kosovo. ZooKeys 874: 69–82. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.874.38098 . Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• Alemannisch: Aitagsmugge
• беларуская: Аўсянікі
• čeština: Jepice
• dansk: Døgnfluer
• Deutsch: Eintagsfliegen
• English: Mayflies
• español: Cachipollas
• eesti: Ühepäevikulised
• suomi: Päivänkorennot
• français: Éphémère
• עברית: בריומאים
• magyar: Kérészek
• Bahasa Indonesia: Lalat Capung
• 日本語: カゲロウ目 (蜉蝣目)
• 한국어: 하루살이목 (부유목)
• lietuvių: Lašalai
• latviešu: Viendienītes
• norsk: Døgnfluer
• русский: Подёнки
• slovenčina: Podenky
• slovenščina: Enodnevnice
• српски / srpski: Водени цвјетови
• svenska: Dagsländor
• 中文: 蜉蝣目

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