Siphlonuridae, also known as the primitive minnow mayfly is a family of insects belonging to the order
Ephemeroptera.
Taxonomy
The family is divided into the following
genera
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclat ...
:
* Genus: ''
Edmundsius''
* Genus: ''
Parameletus''
* Genus: ''
Siphlonisca''
* Genus: ''
Siphlonurus''
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; 3 long slender filaments at the end of the body are about equally long.
References
Mayflies
Insect families
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