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