''Ephemeroidea'' is a
superfamily of
mayflies
Mayflies (also known as shadflies or fishflies in Canada and the upper Midwestern United States, as Canadian soldiers in the American Great Lakes region, and as up-winged flies in the United Kingdom) are aquatic insects belonging to the order ...
. Members of this superfamily are found in most parts of the world with the exception of the Arctic, the Antarctic and Australia.
The following families are recognised:
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Behningiidae
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Ephemeridae
Ephemeridae is a family of mayflies with about 150 described species found throughout the world except Australia and Oceania. These are generally quite large mayflies (up to 35 mm) with either two or three very long tails. Many species have ...
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Euthyplociidae
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Palingeniidae
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Polymitarcyidae
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Potamanthidae
References
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Mayflies