Leptophlebiidae Temporal range:
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Male imago of undetermined Atalophlebia species from Swifts Creek, Victoria (Australia) | |
Nymph of Habrophlebia djurdjurensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Ephemeroptera |
Suborder: | Furcatergalia |
Family: | Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900 |
Genera | |
Numerous, see text |
Leptophlebiidae is a family belonging to the Ephemeropterans that are commonly known as the prong-gilled mayflies or leptophlebiids. It is the only family in the superfamily Leptophlebioidea.[1] There are more than 650 described species[2] of Leptophlebiids, which are easily recognized by the forked gills present on the larvae's abdomen, thus their common name.