Central American Mayfly Species List

Central American Species List

Current Number of Central American Species: 120

This list has been compiled and is maintained by Mayfly Central, Purdue University. If you have questions about interpreting the list, see How to Read the Mayflies of Central America under The Mayflies of Central America.

BAETIDAE

Americabaetis intermedius (Lugo-Ortiz & McCafferty), 1994 [COS,GUA]
- Acerpenna intermedia Lugo-Ortiz & McCafferty, 1994 (orig.)
Americabaetis lugoi Waltz & McCafferty, 1999 [COS]
Americabaetis pleturus (Lugo-Ortiz & McCafferty), 1994 [BEL,COS,GUA,NIC]
- Acerpenna pletura Lugo-Ortiz & McCafferty, 1994 (orig.)
Baetis flavistriga McDunnough, 1921 [COS]
- Baetis cingulatus McDunnough, 1925 (syn.)
- Baetis levitans McDunnough, 1925 (syn.)
- Baetis nanus McDunnough, 1925 (syn.)
- Baetis ochris Burks, 1953 (syn.)
- Baetis pallidulus McDunnough, 1924 (syn.)
- Baetis phoebus McDunnough, 1923 (syn.)
- Baetis quebecensis Hubbard, 1974 (syn.)
- Baetis sinuosus Navas, 1924 (syn.)
Baetis magnus McCafferty & Waltz, 1986 [COS,GUA,PAN]
- Baetis libos Allen & Murvosh, 1987 (syn.)
- Baetis sp. B Morihara & McCafferty, 1979 (syn.)
Baetodes adustus Cohen & Allen, 1972 [GUA,PAN]
Baetodes caritus Cohen & Allen, 1972 [COS,GUA,HON,SAL]
Baetodes deficiens Cohen & Allen, 1972 [COS,HON,PAN]
- Baetodes furvus Mayo, 1973 (syn.)
Baetodes deludens Lugo-Ortiz & McCafferty, 1995 [COS,GUA]
Baetodes fuscipes Cohen & Allen, 1972 [BEL,GUA,HON]
Baetodes inermis Cohen & Allen, 1972 [GUA]
Baetodes longus Mayo, 1973 [GUA]
Baetodes noventus Cohen & Allen, 1972 [COS,GUA,HON,SAL]
Baetodes pallidus Cohen & Allen, 1972 [GUA,HON]
Baetodes tritus Cohen & Allen, 1972 [BEL,COS,GUA,HON,PAN]
Baetodes velmae Cohen & Allen, 1978 [COS,PAN]
Callibaetis floridanus Banks, 1900 [BEL,COS,GUA,HON,SAL]
- Callibaetis completa Banks, 1930 (syn.)
Callibaetis montanus Eaton, 1885 [GUA,NIC]
- Callibaetis montanus montanus Eaton, 1885 (stat.)
Callibaetis paulinus (Navas), 1924 [COS]
- Neobaetis paulinus Navas, 1924 (orig.)
Callibaetis pictus (Eaton), 1871 [COS,GUA,HON]
- Baetis pictus Eaton, 1871 (orig.)
- Callibaetis doddsi Traver, 1935 (syn.)
- Callibaetis pacificus Seemann, 1927 (syn.)
- Callibaetis signatus Banks, 1918 (syn.)
- Callibaetis vitrea Dodds, 1923 (syn.)
Callibaetis punctilusus, McCafferty & Provonsha, 1993 [BEL]
- Callibaetis montanus punctilusus McCafferty & Provonsha, 1993 (orig.)
- Callibaetis puntilusus McCafferty & Provonsha, 1993 (spell.)
Camelobaetidius arriaga (Traver & Edmunds), 1968 [BEL]
- Dactylobaetis arriaga Traver & Edmunds, 1968 (orig.)
- Dactylobaetis chiapas Traver & Edmunds, 1968 (syn.)
- Dactylobaetis jenseni Traver & Edmunds, 1968 (syn.)
- Camelobaetidius chiapas (Traver & Edmunds), 1968 (syn.)
- Camelobaetidius jenseni (Traver & Edmunds), 1968 (syn.)
Camelobaetidius kondratieffi Lugo-Ortiz & McCafferty, 1995 [BEL,COS,GUA]
Camelobaetidius mexicanus (Traver & Edmunds), 1968 [GUA]
- Dactylobaetis mexicanus Traver & Edmunds, 1968 (orig.)
Camelobaetidius musseri (Traver & Edmunds), 1968 [COS,GUA,HON,SAL]
- Camelobaetidius salinus (Allen & Chao), 1978 (syn.)
- Dactylobaetis musseri Traver & Edmunds, 1968 (orig.)
- Dactylobaetis salinus Allen & Chao, 1978 (syn.)
Camelobaetidius shepardi Randolph & McCafferty, 2001 [GUA]
Camelobaetidius variabilis Wiersema, 1998 [GUA]
Camelobaetidius warreni (Traver & Edmunds), 1968 [COS,GUA,HON]
- Camelobaetidius cepheus (Traver & Edmunds), 1968 (syn.)
- Camelobaetidius navis (Allen & Chao), 1978 (syn.)
- Camelobaetidius trivialis (Allen & Chao), 1978 (syn.)
- Camelobaetidius zenobia (Traver & Edmunds), 1968 (syn.)
- Dactylobaetis cepheus Traver & Edmunds, 1968 (syn.)
- Dactylobaetis navis Allen & Chao, 1978 (syn.)
- Dactylobaetis trivialis Allen & Chao, 1978 (syn.)
- Dactylobaetis warreni Traver & Edmunds, 1968 (orig.)
- Dactylobaetis zenobia Traver & Edmunds, 1968 (syn.)
Cloeodes excogitatus Waltz & McCafferty, 1987 [GUA]
Cloeodes redactus Waltz & McCafferty, 1987 [HON]
Fallceon fortipalpus Lugo-Ortiz & McCafferty, 1994 [COS,GUA]
Fallceon longifolius (Kluge), 1992 [BEL]
- Baetis longifolius Kluge, 1992 (orig.)
Fallceon quilleri (Dodds), 1923 [BEL,COS,GUA,HON]
- Baetis buenoi Allen, 1985 (syn.)
- Baetis byblis Allen & Murvosh, 1983 (syn.)
- Baetis cleptis Burks, 1953 (syn.)
- Baetis endymion Traver, 1935 (syn.)
- Baetis erebus Traver, 1935 (syn.)
- Baetis leechi Burks, 1954 (syn.)
- Baetis quilleri Dodds, 1923 (orig.)
- Baetis sonora Allen & Murvosh, 1987 (syn.)
- Fallceon buenoi (Allen), 1985 (syn.)
- Fallceon byblis (Allen & Murvosh), 1983 (syn.)
Guajirolus ektrapeloglossa Flowers, 1985 [PAN]
Guajirolus nanus Lugo-Ortiz & McCafferty, 1995 [COS,GUA]
Lugoiops maya McCafferty & Baumgardner, 2003 [GUA]
Mayobaetis ellenae (Mayo), 1973 [COS,GUA]
- Baetis ellenae Mayo, 1973 (orig.)
- Baetis sp. 1 Roback, 1966 (syn.)
- Moribaetis ellenae (Mayo), 1973 (comb.)
Moribaetis macaferti Waltz, 1985 [COS,GUA,HON,PAN]
Moribaetis maculipennis (Flowers), 1979 [COS,PAN]
- Baetis maculipennis Flowers, 1979 (orig.)
Moribaetis salvini (Eaton), 1885 [COS,GUA]
- Baetis salvini Eaton, 1885 (orig.)
Paracloeodes minutus (Daggy), 1945 [BEL,COS,HON]
- Paracloeodes abditus Day, 1955 (syn.)
- Pseudocloeon minutum Daggy, 1945 (orig.)

CAENIDAE

Caenis bajaensis Allen & Murvosh, 1983 [COS]
Caenis diminuta latina McCafferty & Lugo-Ortiz, 1992 [NIC]

EPHEMERIDAE

Hexagenia albivitta (Walker), 1853 [COS,GUA]
- Baetis albivitta Walker, 1853 (orig.)
- Hexagenia albivittata (Walker), 1853 (spell.)
- Hexagenia benedicta Navas, 1922 (syn.)
- Hexagenia dominans Navas, 1936 (syn.)
- Palingenia continua Eaton, 1860 (syn.)
- Palingenia dorsigera Hagen, 1861 (nud.)
Hexagenia mexicana Eaton, 1883 [COS,GUA]

EUTHYPLOCIIDAE

Campylocia anceps (Eaton), 1883 [COS]
- Campylocia ampla Needham & Murphy, 1924 (syn.)
- Euthyplocia anceps Eaton, 1883 (orig.)
- Euthyplocia burmeisteri Hagen, 1888 (syn.)
- Euthyplocia guntheri Navas, 1920 (syn.)
- Euthyplocia intercalata Banks, 1918 (syn.)
Euthyplocia hecuba (Hagen), 1861 [BEL,COS,GUA,PAN]
- Palingenia hecuba Hagen, 1861 (orig.)

HEPTAGENIIDAE

Ecdyonurus bellus (Allen & Cohen), 1977 [GUA]
- Heptagenia bella Allen & Cohen, 1977 (orig.)
- Nixe bella (Allen & Cohen), 1977 (comb.)
Epeorus metlacensis Traver, 1964 [COS,GUA,HON]
- Iron metlacensis (Traver), 1964 (comb.)
Epeorus packeri Allen & Cohen, 1977 [BEL,HON,PAN]
Maccaffertium mexicanum mexicanum (Ulmer), 1920 [BEL,COS,GUA,PAN]
- Heptagenia mexicana Ulmer, 1920 (orig.)
- Heptagenia mexicana mexicana Ulmer, 1920 (comb.)
- Stenonema mexicana (Ulmer), 1920 (comb.)
- Stenonema mexicana (Ulmer), 1920 (comb.spell.)
- Stenonema mexicanum mexicanum (Ulmer), 1920 (comb.)
Rhithrogena notialis Allen & Cohen, 1977 [GUA]

ISONYCHIIDAE

Isonychia sicca (Walsh), 1862 [BEL,COS,GUA,HON]
- Baetis sicca Walsh, 1862 (orig.)
- Chirotenetes mancus (Eaton), 1871 (syn.)
- Chirotenetes siccus (Walsh), 1862 (comb.)
- Isonychia edmundsi Kondratieff & Voshell, 1984 (syn.)
- Isonychia manca Eaton, 1871 (syn.)
- Isonychia sicca manca (Eaton), 1871 (syn.)
- Siphlurus siccus (Eaton), 1862 (comb.)

LEPTOHYPHIDAE

Ableptemetes dicinctus (Allen & Brusca), 1973 [BEL,GUA]
- Leptohyphes dicinctus Allen & Brusca, 1973 (orig.)
- Tricorythopsis dicinctus (Allen & Brusca), 1973 (comb.)
Ableptemetes melanobranchus (Allen & Brusca), 1973 [GUA]
- Leptohyphes melanobranchus Allen & Brusca, 1973 (orig.)
- Tricorythopsis melanobranchus (Allen & Brusca), 1973 (comb.)
Allenhyphes flinti (Allen), 1973 [PAN]
- Leptohyphes flinti Allen, 1973 (orig.)
Allenhyphes nanus (Allen), 1967 [GUA,HON,PAN]
- Leptohyphes nanus Allen, 1967 (orig.)
Asioplax curiosa (Lugo-Ortiz & McCafferty), 1995 [COS]
- Asioplax curiosus (Lugo-Ortiz & McCafferty), 1995 (spell.)
- Leptohyphes curiosus Lugo-Ortiz & McCafferty, 1995 (orig.)
Epiphrades undatus (Lugo-Ortiz & McCafferty), 1995 [COS,GUA]
- Tricorythodes undatus Lugo-Ortiz & McCafferty, 1995 (orig.)
Haplohyphes aquilonius Lugo-Ortiz & McCafferty, 1995 [COS]
Haplohyphes mithras (Traver), 1958 [COS]
- Leptohyphes mithras Traver, 1958 (orig.)
Leptohyphes brevissimus Eaton, 1892 [GUA]
Leptohyphes brunneus Allen & Brusca, 1973 [GUA]
Leptohyphes castaneus Allen, 1967 [COS,GUA]
Leptohyphes lestes Allen & Brusca, 1973 [HON]
Leptohyphes murdochi Allen, 1967 [COS,PAN]
Leptohyphes musseri Allen, 1967 [GUA,HON]
Leptohyphes peterseni Ulmer, 1920 [GUA,SAL]
Leptohyphes priapus Traver, 1958 [COS]
Leptohyphes vulturnus Allen, 1978 [HON]
Leptohyphes zalope Traver, 1958 [BEL,COS,GUA,HON,SAL]
- Leptohyphes apache Allen, 1967 (syn.)
- Leptohyphes ferruginus Allen & Brusca,1973 (syn.)
- Leptohyphes ferrugineus Allen & Brusca, 1973 (syn.spell.)
- Leptohyphes hispidus Allen & Brusca, 1973 (syn.)
- Leptohyphes lumas Allen & Brusca, 1973 (syn.)
- Leptohyphes piraticus Allen, 1978 (syn.)
- Leptohyphes succinus Allen, 1978 (syn.)
- Leptohyphes zelus Allen, 1978 (syn.)
Tricorythodes costaricanus (Ulmer), 1920 [COS]
- Leptohyphes costaricanus Ulmer, 1920 (orig.)
Tricorythodes sordidus Allen, 1967 [COS,GUA]

LEPTOPHLEBIIDAE

Atopophlebia fortunensis Flowers, 1980 [COS,PAN]
Choroterpes nervosa Eaton, 1892 [GUA]
- Thraulodes nervosa (Eaton), 1892 (comb.)
Choroterpes vinculum Traver, 1947 [COS]
Farrodes caribbianus (Traver), 1943 [COS,PAN]
- Thraulus caribbianus Traver, 1943 (orig.)
Farrodes flavipennis Dominguez, Molineri & Peters, 1996 [HON]
Farrodes otiesa Lugo-Oritz & McCafferty, 1996 [COS]
Farrodes roundsi (Traver), 1947 [COS]
- Thraulus roundsi Traver, 1947 (orig.)
Farrodes texanus Davis, 1987 [BEL,GUA]
Hagenulopsis ingens Lugo-Ortiz & McCafferty, 1996 [COS]
Hagenulopsis ramosa Lugo-Oritz & McCafferty, 1996 [COS]
Hydrosmilodon primanus (Eaton), 1892 [COS,HON,PAN]
- Thraulus primanus Eaton, 1892 (orig.)
- Traverella primanus (Eaton), 1892 (comb.)
Terpides diadema Lugo-Ortiz & McCafferty, 1996 [COS]
Terpides jessiae Peters & Harrison, 1974 [COS]
Thraulodes brunneus Koss, 1966 [GUA,HON]
- Thraulodes sp. A Allen & Brusca, 1978 (syn.)
Thraulodes centralis Traver, 1946 [COS]
Thraulodes eccentricus Lugo-Ortiz & McCafferty, 1996 [GUA]
- Thraulodes sp. B Allen & Brusca, 1978 (syn.)
Thraulodes gonzalesi Traver & Edmunds, 1967 [GUA]
- Thraulodes salinus Kilgore & Allen, 1973 (syn.)
Thraulodes grandis Lugo-Ortiz & McCafferty, 1996 [GUA]
Thraulodes hilaris (Eaton), 1892 [COS,GUA]
- Thraulus hilaris Eaton, 1892 (orig.)
Thraulodes hilaroides Traver, 1946 [COS]
Thraulodes humeralis Navas, 1935 [GUA]
Thraulodes irretitus Navas, 1924 [COS]
Thraulodes lepidus (Eaton), 1884 [COS,PAN]
- Thraulus lepidus Eaton, 1884 (orig.)
Thraulodes mexicanus (Eaton), 1884 [PAN]
- Thraulus mexicanus Eaton, 1884 (orig.)
Thraulodes pacaya McCafferty, Baumgardner & Guenther, 2004 [GUA,HON,PAN]
- Thraulodes sp. C Allen & Brusca, 1978 (syn.)
Thraulodes packeri Traver & Edmunds, 1967 [BEL,COS,GUA,HON]
Thraulodes prolongatus Traver, 1946 [COS]
Thraulodes spangleri Traver & Edmunds, 1967 [COS,HON]
Thraulodes speciosus Traver, 1934 [GUA]
- Thraulodes arizonicus McDunnough, 1942 (syn.)
Thraulodes valens (Eaton), 1892 [COS]
- Thraulus valens Eaton, 1892 (orig.)
Thraulodes zonalis Traver & Edmunds, 1967 [BEL,COS,HON,PAN]
Tikuna atramentum (Traver), 1947 [COS]
- Choroterpes atramentum Traver, 1947 (orig.)
Traverella holzenthali Lugo-Ortiz & McCafferty, 1996 [COS]
Traverella longifrons Lugo-Oritz & McCafferty, 1996 [COS]
- Traverella sp. B Allen, 1973 (syn.)
Traverella promifrons Lugo-Ortiz & McCafferty, 1996 [BEL,COS,GUA]
- Traverella sp. C Allen, 1973 (syn.)
Traverella versicolor (Eaton), 1892 [COS,PAN]
- Thraulus versicolor Eaton, 1892 (orig.)
Ulmeritoides guanacaste Dominguez, 1995 [COS]
Ulmeritoides tifferae Dominguez, 1995 [COS]

OLIGONEURIIDAE

Homoeoneuria salviniae Eaton, 1881 [GUA]
Lachlania abnormis Hagen, 1868 [SAL]
Lachlania fusca (Navas), 1924 [COS]
- Noyopsis fusca Navas, 1924 (orig.)
Lachlania lucida Eaton, 1883 [GUA]
Lachlania talea Allen & Cohen, 1977 [HON]

POLYMITARCYIDAE

Campsurus cuspidatus Eaton, 1871 [BEL,GUA,NIC]
Campsurus emersoni Traver, 1947 [PAN]
Tortopus bellus Lugo-Ortiz & McCafferty, 1996 [COS]
Tortopus unguiculatus (Ulmer), 1920 [COS,GUA,HON,NIC]
- Campsurus unguiculatus Ulmer, 1920 (orig.)

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