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MAYFLIES (EPEHEMEROPTERA) OF MISSISSIPPI

The mayfly biodiversity of Mississippi is relatively low compared to the fauna of the other states in the Southeastern United States. The low number of species reported in the state is second to the state of  Louisiana which  has the lowest in the region.. Such low faunistic biodiversity could be attributed to a combination of factors including  inadequate collecting efforts, and Mississippi  is entirely physiographically within the confines of the Coastal Plains where aquatic habitats are relatively less diverse. The mayfly checklist was prepared in conjunction to a seminar titled:  The Status of the  Taxonomy of the Mayfly (Ephemeroptera) Fauna of Mississippi, presented at the National Sedimentation Laboratory, ARS/USDA, Oxford, MS.  The families are listed alphabetically for convenience.

BAETIDAE

• Acentrella alachua (Berner), 1940
  • Baetis alachua Berner, 1940 (orig.)
  • Plauditus alachua (Berner), 1940 (comb.)
  • Pseudocloeon alachua (Berner), 1940 (comb.)

• Acentrella ampla Traver, 1932
  • Baetis amplus (Traver), 1932 (comb.)

• Acentrella parvula (McDunnough), 1932
  • Baetis armillatus McCafferty & Waltz, 1990 (syn.)
  • Plauditus armillatus (McCafferty & Waltz), 1990 (syn.comb.)
  • Plauditus parvulus (McDunnough), 1932 (comb.)
  • Pseudocloeon parvulum McDunnough, 1932 (orig.)

• Acerpenna pygmaea (Hagen), 1861
  • Acerpenna sp. 1 McCafferty & Davis, 1992 (syn.)
  • Acerpenna harti (McDunnough), 1924 (syn.)
  • Baetis harti McDunnough, 1924 (syn.)
  • Baetis pygmaeus (Hagen), 1861 (comb.)
  • Baetis spiethi Berner, 1940 (syn.)
  • Cloe pygmaea Hagen, 1861 (orig.)

• Baetis intercalaris McDunnough, 1921
  • Baetis lasallei Banks, 1924 (syn.)

• Callibaetis floridanus Banks, 1900
  • Callibaetis completa Banks, 1930 (syn.)

• Callibaetis fluctuans (Walsh), 1862
  • Baetis fluctuans (Walsh), 1862 (comb.)
  • Callibaetis traverae Upholt, 1937 (syn.)
  • Cloe fluctuans Walsh, 1862 (orig.)

• Plauditus bimaculatus (Berner), 1946
  • Baetis bimaculatus (Berner), 1946 (comb.)
  • Pseudocloeon bimaculatum Berner, 1946 (orig.)
  • Pseudocloeon bimaculatus Berner, 1946 (spell.)

• Plauditus punctiventris (McDunnough), 1923
  • Baetis punctiventris (McDunnough), 1923 (comb.)
  • Baetis sp. 1 McCafferty & Davis, 1992 (syn.)
  • Cloeon punctiventris McDunnough, 1923 (orig.)
  • Pseudocloeon anoka Daggy, 1945 (syn.)
  • Pseudocloeon edmundsi Jensen, 1969 (syn.)
  • Pseudocloeon myrsum Burks, 1953 (syn.)
  • Pseudocloeon punctiventris (McDunnough), 1923 (comb.)

• Procloeon hobbsi (Berner), 1946
  • Centroptilum hobbsi Berner, 1946 (orig.)

• Procloeon rubropictum (McDunnough), 1923
  • Cloeon rubropictum McDunnough, 1923 (orig.)

• Procloeon viridoculare (Berner), 1940
  • Centroptilum viridocularis Berner, 1940 (orig.)
  • Procloeon viridocularis (Berner), 1940 (comb., spell.)

• Pseudocloeon ephippiatum (Traver), 1935
  • Baetis ephippiatus Traver, 1935 (orig.)
  • Labiobaetis ephippiatus (Traver), 1935 (comb.)

• Pseudocloeon frondale (McDunnough), 1925
  • Baetis australis Traver, 1932 (syn.)
  • Baetis baeticatus Burks, 1953 (syn.)
  • Baetis frondalis McDunnough, 1925 (orig.)
  • Labiobaetis frondalis (McDunnough), 1925 (comb.)

• Pseudocloeon propinquum (Walsh), 1863
  • Baetis propinquus (Walsh), 1863 (comb.)
  • Baetis spinosus McDunnough, 1925 (syn.)
  • Cloe propinqua Walsh, 1863 (renam.)
  • Cloe vicina Walsh, 1862 (hom. C. vicina Hagen, 1861)
  • Labiobaetis propinquus (Walsh), 1863 (comb.)

BAETISCIDAE

• Baetisca escambiensis Berner, 1955

• Baetisca gibbera Berner, 1953

• Baetisca laurentina McDunnough, 1932

• Baetisca obesa (Say), 1839
  • Baetis obesa Say, 1839 (orig.)

BEHNINGIIDAE

• Dolania americana Edmunds & Traver, 1959

CAENIDAE

• Brachycercus flavus Traver, 1935

• Caenis amica Hagen, 1861

• Caenis simulans McDunnough, 1931 (syn.)

• Caenis diminuta diminuta Walker, 1853
  • Caenis diminuta Walker, 1853 (orig.)

• Caenis hilaris (Say), 1839
  • Ephemera hilaris Say, 1839 (orig.)

• Caenis latipennis Banks, 1907
  • Caenis delicata Traver, 1935 (syn.)
  • Caenis forcipata McDunnough, 1931 (syn.)
  • Caenis gigas Burks, 1953 (syn.)
  • Caenis jocosa McDunnough, 1931 (syn.)

• Caenis punctata McDunnough, 1931

EPHEMERELLIDAE

• Eurylophella doris (Traver), 1934
  • Ephemerella doris Traver, 1934 (orig.)
  • Ephemerella trilineata Berner, 1946 (syn.)

• Serratella deficiens (Morgan), 1911
  • Ephemerella atrescens McDunnough, 1925 (syn.)
  • Ephemerella deficiens Morgan, 1925 (orig.)

EPHEMERIDAE

• Hexagenia bilineata (Say), 1824
  • Baetis bilineata Say, 1824 (orig.)
  • Palingenia bilineata (Say), 1824 (comb.)
  • Hexagenia weewa Traver, 1931 (syn.)
  • Palingenia limbata (Serville), 1829 (comb.)
  • Palingenia occulta Walker, 1853 (syn.)
  • Palingenia viridescens Walker, 1853 (syn.)

• Pentagenia vittigera (Walsh), 1862
  • Palingenia vittigera Walsh, 1862 (orig.)
  • Pentagenia quadripunctata Walsh, 1863 (syn.)

HEPTAGENIIDAE

• Leucrocuta maculipennis (Walsh), 1863
  • Ecdyonurus maculipennis (Walsh), 1863 (comb.)
  • Ecdyurus maculipennis (Walsh), 1863 (comb.)
  • Heptagenia maculipennis Walsh, 1863 (orig.)

• Stenacron interpunctatum (Say), 1839
  • Baetis canadensis Walker, 1853 (syn.)
  • Baetis interpunctata Say, 1839 (orig.)
  • Ecdyonurus canadensis (Walker), 1853 (syn.)
  • Ecdyonurus frontalis (Banks), 1910 (syn.)
  • Ecdyonurus heterotarsalis McDunnough, 1933 (syn.)
  • Ecdyurus canadensis (Walker), 1853 (syn.)
  • Heptagenia canadensis (Walker), 1853 (syn.)
  • Heptagenia frontalis Banks, 1910 (syn.)
  • Heptagenia interpunctata (Say), 1839 (comb.)
  • Palingenia interpunctata (Say), 1839 (comb.)
  • Stenacron areion (Burks), 1953 (syn.)
  • Stenacron canadense (Walker), 1853 (syn.)
  • Stenacron frontale (Banks), 1910 (syn.)
  • Stenacron heterotarsale (McDunnough), 1933 (syn.)
  • Stenonema areion Burks, 1953 (syn.)
  • Stenonema affine Traver, 1933 (syn.)
  • Stenonema canadense (Walker), 1853 (syn.)
  • Stenonema conjunctum Traver, 1935 (syn.)
  • Stenonema frontale (Banks), 1910 (syn.)
  • Stenonema heterotarsale (McDunnough), 1933 (syn.)
  • Stenonema interpunctatum (Say), 1839 (comb.)
  • Stenonema majus Traver, 1935 (syn.)
  • Stenonema ohioense Traver, 1935 (syn.)
  • Stenonema proximum Traver, 1935 (syn.)

• Stenonema exiguum Traver, 1933
  • Heptagenia exigua (Traver), 1933 (comb.)
  • Stenonema alabamae Traver, 1937 (syn.)
  • Stenonema quinquespinum Lewis, 1974 (syn.)

• Stenonema femoratum (Say), 1823
  • Baetis femorata Say, 1823 (orig.)
  • Ecdyonurus femoratus (Say), 1823 (comb.)
  • Ecdyonurus tripunctatus (Banks), 1910 (syn)
  • Heptagenia femorata (Say), 1823 (comb.)
  • Heptagenia tripunctata Banks, 1910 (syn.)
  • Siphlurus femoratus (Say), 1823 (comb.)
  • Stenonema birdi Traver, 1935 (syn.)
  • Stenonema scitulum Traver, 1935 (syn.)
  • Stenonema tripunctatum (Banks), 1910 (syn.)
  • Ecdyonurus mediopunctatus McDunnough, 1926 (orig.)
  • Ecdyonurus nepotellus McDunnough, 1933 (syn.)
  • Heptagenia mediopunctata (McDunnough), 1926 (comb.)
  • Heptagenia mediopunctata mediopunctata (McDunnough), 1926 (comb.)
  • Stenonema mediopunctatum (McDunnough), 1926 (comb.)
  • Stenonema nepotellum (McDunnough), 1933 (syn.)

• Stenonema mexicanum integrum (McDunnough), 1924
  • Heptagenia integer McDunnough, 1924 (orig.)
  • Heptagenia mexicana integer McDunnough, 1924 (comb.)
  • Stenonema bellum Traver, 1933 (syn.)
  • Stenonema integrum (McDunnough), 1924 (comb.)
  • Stenonema metriotes Burks, 1953 (syn.)
  • Stenonema wabasha Daggy, 1945 (syn.)

ISONYCHIIDAE

• Isonychia arida (Say), 1839
  • Baetis arida Say, 1839 (orig.)
  • Isonychia pictipes Traver, 1934 (syn.)

• Isonychia berneri Kondratieff & Voshell, 1984

• Isonychia bicolor (Walker), 1853
  • Chirotonetes albomanicatus Needham, 1905 (syn.)
  • Isonychia albomanicata (Needham), 1905 (syn.)
  • Isonychia christina Traver, 1934 (syn.)
  • Isonychia circe Traver, 1934 (syn.)
  • Isonychia fattigi Traver, 1934 (syn.)
  • Isonychia harperi Traver, 1934 (syn.)
  • Isonychia matilda Traver, 1934 (syn.)
  • Isonychia pacoleta Traver, 1932 (syn.)
  • Isonychia sadleri Traver, 1934 (syn.)
  • Palingenia bicolor Walker, 1853 (orig.)
  • Siphlurus bicolor (Walker), 1853 (comb.)

• Isonychia rufa McDunnough, 1931

LEPTOHYPHIDAE

• Asioplax texana (Traver), 1935
  • Tricorythodes texanus Traver, 1935 (orig.)

LEPTOPHLEBIIDAE

• Choroterpes basalis (Banks), 1900
  • Choroterpes ferruginea Traver, 1934 (syn.)
  • Choroterpes fusca Spieth, 1938 (syn.)
  • Choroterpes hubbelli Berner, 1946 (syn.)
  • Leptophlebia basalis Banks, 1900 (orig.)

• Paraleptophlebia volitans (McDunnough), 1924
  • Leptophlebia volitans McDunnough, 1924 (orig.)

OLIGONEURIIDAE

• Homoeoneuria cahabensis, Pescador & Peters, 1980
  • Homoeoneuria dolani Edmunds, Berner & Traver, 1958

POLYMITARCYIDAE

• Ephoron leukon Williamson, 1802

POTAMANTHIDAE

• Anthopotamus distinctus (Traver), 1935
  • Potamanthus distinctus Traver, 1935 (orig.)

• Anthopotamus verticis (Say), 1839
  • Anthopotamus diaphanus (Needham), 1907 (syn.)
  • Anthopotamus walkeri (Ide), 1935 (syn.)
  • Baetis verticis Say, 1839 (orig.)
  • Ecdyurus verticis (Say), 1839 (comb.)
  • Ephemera flaveola Walsh, 1862 (syn.)
  • Heptagenia verticis (Say), 1839 (comb.)
  • Potamanthus betteni Morgan, 1913 (syn.)
  • Potamanthus diaphanus Needham, 1907 (syn.)
  • Potamanthus flaveola (Walsh), 1862 (syn.)
  • Potamanthus verticis (Say), 1839 (comb.)
  • Potamanthus walkeri Ide, 1935 (syn.)

PSEUDIRONIDAE

• Pseudiron centralis McDunnough, 1931
  • Pseudiron meridionalis Traver, 1935 (syn.)

 

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