Polymitarcyidae Explained

Polymitarcyidae is a family of pale burrower mayflies in the order Ephemeroptera. There are about 10 genera and more than 90 described species in Polymitarcyidae.

Genera

These 10 genera belong to the family Polymitarcyidae:

• Asthenopus Eaton, 1871
• Campsurus Eaton, 1871
• Ephoron Williamson, 1802 (white flies)
• Languidipes
• Povilla Navás, 1912
• Pristiplocia McCafferty, 1990
• Tortopsis Molineri, 2010
• Tortopus Needham & Murphy, 1924
• † Cretomitarcys Sinitshenkova, 2000
• † Palaeoanthus Kluge, 1994

Further reading

• Book: Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment. 2008. Barber-James . Helen M.. Gattolliat . Jean-Luc. Sartori . Michel. Hubbard . Michael D.. Springer. Developments in Hydrobiology. 595. Global diversity of mayflies (Ephemeroptera, Insecta) in freshwater. 339–350. 978-1-4020-8258-0. 10.1007/978-1-4020-8259-7_37.
• Book: The phylogenetic system of Ephemeroptera. 2013. Kluge . Nikita. Springer Science & Business Media. 978-94-015-3942-5. 10.1007/978-94-007-0872-3. 39671739.
• Book: Mayflies and Stoneflies: Life Histories and Biology. 1990. Campbell . Ian C.. Springer. 978-94-010-7579-4. 10.1007/978-94-009-2397-3. 39201439.
• Biogeography and evolution of Ephemeroptera. 1972. Edmunds Jr. . George F.. Annual Review of Entomology. 17. 21–42. 10.1146/annurev.en.17.010172.000321.