Higher Classification
Higher Classification of The Mayflies of Central America and the Caribbean
Suborders, infraorders, families, subfamilies and genera are included along with some common names of families of higher groupings. Any family or genus may be directly accessed within the species list. Currently 10 families and 57 genera are recognized in Central America and the Caribbean. Species numbers for the region and individual countries are found with the Species List.
- Class Insecta
- Order Ephemeroptera
- Suborder Furcatergalia (the forked-gill mayflies)
- Infraorder Lanceolata (the pronggills)
- Superfamily Leptophlebioidea
- Family Leptophlebiidae
- Subfamily Atalophlebiinae
- Genus Atopophlebia Flowers
- Genus Borinquena Traver
- Genus Careospina Peters
- Genus Choroterpes Eaton
- Genus Farrodes Peters
- Genus Hagenulopsis Ulmer
- Genus Hagenulus Eaton
- Genus Hydrosmilodon Flowers & Domínguez
- Genus Neohagenulus Traver
- Genus Poecilophlebia Kluge
- Genus Terpides Demoulin
- Genus Thraulodes Ulmer
- Genus Tikuna Savage, Flowers & Porras
- Genus Traverella Edmunds
- Genus Traverina Peters
- Genus Turquinophlebia Kluge
- Genus Ulmeritoides Traver
- Subfamily Atalophlebiinae
- Family Leptophlebiidae
- Superfamily Leptophlebioidea
- Infraorder Scapphodonta (the tusked burrowers)
- Superfamily Euthyplocioidea
- Superfamily Ephemeroidea
- Family Ephemeridae (the common burrowers)
- Subfamily Hexageniinae
- Family Polymitarcyidae (the pale burrowers)
- Subfamily Campsurinae
- Family Ephemeridae (the common burrowers)
- Infraorder Pannota (the pannote mayflies)
- Superfamily Caenoidea (the squaregills)
- Family Caenidae (the small squaregills)
- Subfamily Caeninae
- Subfamily Brachycercinae
- Family Caenidae (the small squaregills)
- Superfamily Ephemerelloidea (the crawlers)
- Family Leptohyphidae (the little stout crawlers)
- Subfamily Leptohyphinae
- Subfamily Tricorythodinae
- Family Leptohyphidae (the little stout crawlers)
- Superfamily Caenoidea (the squaregills)
- Infraorder Lanceolata (the pronggills)
- Suborder Pisciforma (the minnow, brush-legged and flat-headed mayflies)
- Non-Heptagenioidea
- Family Baetidae (the small minnow mayflies)
- Genus Americabaetis Kluge
- Genus Baetis Leach
- Genus Baetodes Needham & Murphy
- Genus Callibaetis
- Genus Camelobaetidius Demoulin
- Genus Caribaetis Kluge
- Genus Cloeodes Traver
- Genus Fallceon Waltz & McCafferty
- Genus Guajirolus Flowers
- Genus Lugoiops McCafferty & Baumgardner
- Genus Mayobaetis Waltz & McCafferty
- Genus Moribaetis Waltz & McCafferty
- Genus Paracloeodes Day
- Family Baetidae (the small minnow mayflies)
- Superfamily Heptagenioidea ("the brushlegged & the flatheaded mayflies")
- Family Isonychiidae (the brush-legged minnow mayflies)
- Family Oligoneuriidae (the brushlegs, or helmetheads)
- Family Heptageniidae (the flat-headed mayflies, or flatheads)
- Subfamily Ecdyonurinae
- Subfamily Heptageniinae
- Subfamily Rhithrogeninae
- Non-Heptagenioidea
- Suborder Furcatergalia (the forked-gill mayflies)
- Order Ephemeroptera