Illustrations of wild animals [insect 2 mayflies]

Before this section, make sure you have read the page introducing classification of insects.(Illustrations of wild animals [insect 1])

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蜉蝣目 EPHEMEROPTERA

Mayflies

The name Ephemeroptera is derived from the Greek “ephemera” meaning short-lived, and “ptera” meaning wings.  This is a reference to the short lifespan of most adult mayflies.

• Classification & Distribution

  Hemimetabola

  • incomplete development (egg, nymph, adult)
  • immatures are aquatic (naiads)

  Paleoptera

  • primitive wing venation
  • unable to fold the wings over the back

  Distribution:  Common in freshwater habitats worldwide.

  	WORLDWIDE
  Number of Families	19
  Number of Species	>2000

• Physical Features

  Immatures	Adults
  Antennae short and bristle-like Four to nine pairs of leaf-like or fan-like gills along the sides of the abdomen Three long filaments at rear of abdomen	Antennae short and bristle-like Front legs long and often held out in front of body Compound eyes large, usually covering most of the head Wings: four membranous wings with many veins and crossveins front wings large, triangular hind wings smaller, fan-shaped Abdomen slender, bearing two (or sometimes three) long terminal filaments

↑Introduction from John R. Meyer’s Entomology class. see more

• Classification of mayflies from wikipedia

Suborder Schistonota

• Superfamily Baetoidea
  • Siphlonuridae
  • Baetidae
  • Oniscigastridae
  • Ameletopsidae
  • Ametropodidae
• Superfamily Heptagenioidea
  • Coloburiscidae
  • Oligoneuriidae
  • Isonychiidae
  • Heptageniidae
• Superfamily Leptophlebioidea
  • Leptophlebiidae
• Superfamily Ephemeroidea
  • Behningiidae
  • Potamanthidae
  • Euthyplociidae
  • Polymitarcydae
  • Ephemeridae
  • Palingenidae

Suborder Pannota

• Superfamily Ephemerelloidea
  • Ephemerellidae
  • Leptohyphidae
  • Tricorythidae
• Superfamily Caenoidea
  • Neoephemeridae
  • Baetiscidae
  • Caenidae
  • Prosopistomatidae

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1. 绢蜉 Ephemera serica (蜉蝣科  Ephemeridae)

1. 蜉蝣 Ephenera sp. (蜉蝣科  Ephemeridae)

 

1. 红斑似动蜉Cinygmina rubromaculata (扁蜉科  Heptageniidae)

 

4. 高翔蜉Epeorus sp. (扁蜉科  Heptageniidae)

5美丽高翔蜉 Epeorus melli(扁蜉科  Heptageniidae)

6透明假蜉 Iron pellucidus (扁蜉科  Heptageniidae)

7.中国扁蜉 Heptagenia chinensis (Heptageniidae)

8. 桶形赞蜉 Paegniodes cupulatus (扁蜉科  Heptageniidae)

9. 花翅蜉 Baetiella sp (四节蜉科  Baetidae)