List of mayflies of the British Isles

This list of mayflies of the British Isles follows Macadam,[1] with nomenclature and taxonomy according to Kluge.[2] There are 51 species of mayfly known to occur in the British Isles

Species

The following genera and species have been recorded: from ten families.

Adult
Naiad
Caenis horaria
  • Serratella Edmunds, 1959
    • Serratella ignita (Poda, 1761)
  • Ephemerella Walsh, 1862
    • Ephemerella notata Eaton, 1887
Rhithrogena germanica
  • Ecdyonurus Eaton, 1868
    • Ecdyonurus dispar (Curtis, 1834)
    • Ecdyonurus insignis (Eaton, 1870)
    • Ecdyonurus torrentis Kimmins, 1942
    • Ecdyonurus venosus (Fabricius, 1775)
    • Electrogena affinis (Eaton, 1870)
    • Electrogena lateralis (Curtis, 1834)
  • Heptagenia Walsh, 1863
    • Heptagenia longicauda (Stephens, 1835)
    • Heptagenia sulphurea (Müller, 1764)
  • Kageronia Matsumura, 1931
    • Kageronia fuscogrisea (Retzius, 1783)
  • Rhithrogena Eaton, 1881

References

  1. ^ Macadam, Craig (2003). "In the Month of Mayfly" (PDF). Salmo Trutta. 6: 64–67. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2011.
  2. ^ Kluge, Nikita Julievich (3 June 2010). "Index of supra-species taxa names". Ephemeroptera of the World. Saint Petersburg State University. Archived from the original on 29 April 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2010.