Family Metretopodidae - Cleftfooted Minnow Mayflies

Classification · Numbers · Internet References

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)

Family Metretopodidae (Cleftfooted Minnow Mayflies)

Numbers

9 species in 2 genera in North America listed at nearctica.com

Internet References

common name reference (Insects of Cedar Creek, U. of Minnesota)

Contributed by tom murray on 7 June, 2006 - 5:50pm
Additional contributions by Robin McLeod
Last updated 9 April, 2009 - 3:30am

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