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Siphlonuridae
Temporal range: AnisianHolocene, 242–0  Ma [1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Ephemeroptera
Suborder: Schistonota
Superfamily: Baetoidea
Family: Siphlonuridae

Siphlonuridae, also known as the primitive minnow mayfly is a family of insects belonging to the order Ephemeroptera. They are adapted to cool waters. [2]

Taxonomy

The family is divided into the following extant genera: [3]

  1. Ameletoides Tillyard, 1933
  2. Edmundsius Day, 1953
  3. Parameletus Bengtsson, 1908
  4. Siphlonisca Needham, 1909
  5. Siphlonurus Eaton, 1868

Family overview

The labrum (upper lip) is not notched in the middle; the antennae are shorter than twice the width of the head; the maxillae on the underside of the head lack prominent rows of golden spines; the abdominal gills are rounded and similar to each other in structure; three long slender filaments at the end of the body are about equally long. [4]

References

  1. ^ Wang, Yan-hui; Engel, Michael S.; Rafael, José A.; Wu, Hao-yang; Rédei, Dávid; Xie, Qiang; Wang, Gang; Liu, Xiao-guang; Bu, Wen-jun (2016). "Fossil record of stem groups employed in evaluating the chronogram of insects (Arthropoda: Hexapoda)". Scientific Reports. 6: 38939. Bibcode: 2016NatSR...638939W. doi: 10.1038/srep38939. PMC  5154178. PMID  27958352.
  2. ^ Edmunds, George F.; Jensen, Steven L.; Berner, Lewis (1976). The Mayflies of North and Central America. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. p. 130. ISBN  0-8166-0759-1.
  3. ^ "ADW: Siphlonuridae: CLASSIFICATION".
  4. ^ "ADW: Primitive Minnow Mayflies: CLASSIFICATION".