Ephemeroidea

{{Short description|Superfamily of mayflies}} {{Automatic taxobox | image = Haft.jpg | image_caption = ''Ephemera danica'' | taxon = Ephemeroidea }}

'''''Ephemeroidea''''' is a superfamily of mayflies. Members of this superfamily are found in most parts of the world with the exception of the Arctic, the Antarctic and Australia.

== Families == Six families are currently recognised by the Catalogue Of Life: * Behningiidae Motas & Bacesco, 1937 – 7 species ** ''Behningia'' Lestage, 1930 – 4 species ** ''Dolania'' Edmunds & Traver, 1959 – 1 species ** ''Protobehningia'' Chernova, 1960 – 2 species

* Ephemeridae Latreille, 1810 – 90 species ** ''Afromera'' Demoulin, 1955 – 6 species ** ''Eatonica'' Navás, 1913 – 6 species ** ''Eatonigenia'' Ulmer, 1939 – 7 species ** ''Ephemera'' Linnaeus, 1758 – 59 species ** ''Hexagenia'' Walsh, 1863 – 8 species ** ''Litobrancha'' McCafferty, 1971 – 1 species ** ''Pentagenia'' Walsh, 1863 – 2 species ** ''Phthartus'' Handlirsch, 1904 – 1 species

* Euthyplociidae Lestage, 1921 – 23 species ** ''Afroplocia'' Lestage, 1939 – 1 species ** ''Campylocia'' Needham & Murphy, 1924 – 4 species ** ''Dasyplocia'' Gonçalves, Pescador & Peters, 2020 – 1 species ** ''Euthyplocia'' Eaton, 1871 – 2 species ** ''Exeuthyplocia'' Lestage, 1919 – 1 species ** ''Mesoplocia'' – 2 species ** ''Polyplocia'' Lestage, 1921 – 4 species ** ''Proboscidoplocia'' Demoulin, 1966 – 8 species

* Palingeniidae Albarda, 1888 – 37 species ** ''Anagenesia'' Eaton, 1883 – 15 species ** ''Chankagenesia'' – 3 species ** ''Cheirogenesia'' Demoulin, 1952 – 3 species ** ''Mortogenesia'' Lestage, 1923 – 1 species ** ''Palingenia'' Burmeister, 1839 – 11 species ** ''Plethogenesia'' Ulmer, 1920 – 4 species

* Polymitarcyidae Banks, 1900 – 117 species ** ''Asthenopus'' Eaton, 1871 – 8 species ** ''Campsurus'' Eaton, 1868 – 65 species ** ''Ephoron'' Williamson, 1802 – 15 species ** ''Languidipes'' – 3 species ** ''Povilla'' Navás, 1912 – 7 species ** ''Tortopsis'' Molineri, 2010 – 12 species ** ''Tortopus'' Needham & Murphy, 1924 – 7 species

* Potamanthidae Klapalek, 1909 – 26 species ** ''Anthopotamus'' McCafferty & Bae, 1990 – 4 species ** ''Potamanthus'' Pictet, 1845 – 13 species ** ''Rhoenanthus'' Eaton, 1881 – 9 species

==References== {{Reflist}}

Category:Mayflies