Heptageniidae (Ephemeroptera) of the world. Part I: phylogenetic higher classification

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Twenty-nine monophyletic species groups based on the study of nearly 200 species of the Ephemeroptera family Heptageniidae from North and Central America, Africa, Eurasia, and Southeast Asia were subjected to cladistic analysis in order to hypothesize their interrelationships and produce a framework for a strict phylogenetic higher classification for the family. As a result, three sequentially derived major clades are recognized as the subfamilies Ecdyonurinae, Heptageniinae, and Rhithrogeninae. The Ecdyonurinae is divided into four tribes: the Ecdyonurini, containing the genera Nixe Flowers and Ecdyonurus Eaton; the Leucrocutini, n. trib., containing the genera Siberionurus McCafferty and Leucrocuta Flowers; the Notacanthurini, n. trib., containing the genera Notacanthurus Tshernova and Electrogena Zurwerra and Tomka; and the Atopopini, n. trib., containing the genera Afronurus Lestage [=Cinygmina Kimmins, n. syn.], Asionurus Braasch and Soldán, Thalerosphyrus Eaton [=Compsoneuriella Ulmer, n. syn.; =Notonurus Crass, n. syn.], and Atopopus Eaton. The Heptageniinae is divided into four tribes: the Compsoneuriini, n. trib., containing the genera Compsoneuria Eaton and Trichogenia Braasch and Soldán; the Heptageniini, containing the genera Heptagenia Walsh, Dacnogenia Kluge, n. stat., and Raptoheptagenia Whiting and Lehmkuhl; the Kageroniini, n. trib., containing the genera Kageronia Matsumura [=Parastenacron Kluge, n. syn.] and Stenacron Jensen; and the Stenonematini, n. trib., containing the genera Macdunnoa Lehmkuhl, Maccaffertium Bednarik, n. stat., and Stenonema Traver. The Rhithrogeninae is divided into four tribes: the Rhithrogenini, containing the genera Paegniodes Eaton, Rhithrogena Eaton [=Rhithrogeniella Ulmer, n. syn.], and Cinygmula McDunnough [=Epeiron Demoulin, n. syn.; =Ororotsia Traver, n. syn.]; the Cinygmatini, containing the genus Cinygma Eaton [=Cinygmoides Matsumura, n. syn.]; the Epeorini, n. trib., containing the genera Bleptus Eaton, Ironodes Traver, and Epeorus Eaton [=Epeorella Ulmer, n. syn.]; and the Anepeorini, containing the genera Anepeorus McDunnough [=Acanthomola Whiting and Lehmkuhl, n. syn.] and Spinadis Edmunds and Jensen. The nomenclatural history of the higher classification of the family, bases for the new classification and synonymies, and the biogeography and evolution of the genera are discussed.

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Reference Code: A04WAN01IDUS

Full Citation: Wang, T.-Q., and W. P. McCafferty. 2004. Heptageniidae (Ephemeroptera) of the World. Part I: phylogenetic higher classification. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 130(1): 11-45.

Location: ANIMAL EF: CINYGMULA UNIFORMIS