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Heptageniidae
Sign in to saveThe Heptageniidae (synonym: Ecdyonuridae) are a family of mayflies with over 500 described species mainly distributed in the Holarctic, Oriental, and Afrotropical regions, and also present in the Central American Tropics and extreme northern South America.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderEphemeroptera
- FamilyHeptageniidae
Семидневные подёнки, или гептагении (лат. Heptageniidae) — семейство подёнок, насчитывающее более 500 видов, в основном распространённых в Голарктическом регионе.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,614
- With media
- 26
- Family
- Heptageniidae
- Collections
- UAM, GMNH, MSU
- Recorded in
- United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Heptagenioidea
- Image
- Rhithrogena germanica subimago on Equisetum hyemale cropped.jpg
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- Heptageniidae
- taxon rank
- family
- topic's main category
- Category:Heptageniidae
- taxon common name
- Flatheaded Mayflies
- temporal range start
- Miocene
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The Heptageniidae (synonym: Ecdyonuridae) are a family of mayflies with over 500 described species mainly distributed in the Holarctic, Oriental, and Afrotropical regions, and also present in the Central American Tropics and extreme northern South America.
==Description== The group is sometimes referred to as flat-headed mayflies or stream mayflies. These are generally rather small mayflies with three long tails. The wings are usually clear with prominent venation although species with variegated wings are known. As in most mayflies, the males have large compound eyes, but not divided into upper and lower parts.
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