Nesameletidae is a family of mayflies in the order Ephemeroptera. There are at least three genera and about eight described species in Nesameletidae.[1]
| Nesameletidae | |
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| Nesameletus, Arthur's Pass, New Zealand | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Ephemeroptera |
| Family: | Nesameletidae |
Genera edit
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 edit
- ^ "Nesameletidae". GBIF. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ "Australian Faunal Directory". Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ 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).
- ^ Hitchings, Terry R.; Staniczek, Arnold H. (2003). "Nesameletidae (Insecta: Ephemeroptera)". Fauna of New Zealand. 46.
Further reading edit
- 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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