Genus Heptagenia

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Range · Works Cited

Heptageniidae, Heptagenia marginalis - Heptagenia marginalis

Shreveport Heptageniid - Heptagenia flavescens - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)

Suborder Pisciforma

Superfamily Heptagenioidea

Family Heptageniidae (Flatheaded Mayflies)

Genus Heptagenia

Explanation of Names

Heptagenia Walsh 1863

Numbers

12 spp. in our area(1), 26 spp. total(2)

Range

holarctic & Oriental(2)

Works Cited

1.	Mayfly Central

2.	Barber-James H., Sartori M., Gattolliat J-L., Webb J. (2013) World checklist of freshwater Ephemeroptera species

Contributed by Chuck Entz on 3 August, 2008 - 4:38pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 1 February, 2014 - 3:03pm

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