Nesameletidae
Nesameletus, Arthur's Pass, New Zealand
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Ephemeroptera
Family: Nesameletidae

Nesameletidae is a family of mayflies in the order Ephemeroptera. There are at least three genera and about eight described species in Nesameletidae.[1]

Genera

These three genera belong to the family Nesameletidae:

  • Ameletoides Tillyard, 1933 – Australia[2]
  • Metamonius Eaton, 1885 – South America[3]
  • Nesameletus Tillyard, 1933 – New Zealand[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Nesameletidae". GBIF. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Australian Faunal Directory". Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  3. ↑ Mercado, Maritza; Elliott, Simon (2004). "Taxonomic Revision of the Genus Metamonius Eaton (Nesameletidae: Ephemeroptera), with Notes on its Biology and Distribution". Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment. 39 (2).
  4. ↑ Hitchings, Terry R.; Staniczek, Arnold H. (2003). "Nesameletidae (Insecta: Ephemeroptera)". Fauna of New Zealand. 46.

Further reading

  • Barber-James, Helen M.; Gattolliat, Jean-Luc; Sartori, Michel; Hubbard, Michael D. (2008). "Global diversity of mayflies (Ephemeroptera, Insecta) in freshwater". Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment. Developments in Hydrobiology. Vol. 595. Springer. pp. 339–350. doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-8259-7_37. ISBN 978-1-4020-8258-0.
  • Kluge, Nikita (2013). The phylogenetic system of Ephemeroptera. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-94-015-3942-5.


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