Afronurus

Afronurus
Afronurus drepanophyllus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Ephemeroptera
Family:	Heptageniidae
Genus:	Afronurus Lestage, 1924

Afronurus is a genus of mayflies in the family Heptageniidae, primarily found in China and Thailand. ^{[1] [2]}

Species

There are currently 64 scientifically accepted species under the genus Afronurus: ^[3]

• Afronurus abracadabrus Kluge, 1983
• Afronurus aethereus Navás, 1936
• Afronurus alces Braasch & Jacobus, 2011
• Afronurus assamensis Kimmins, 1937
• Afronurus barnardi Schoonbee, 1968
• Afronurus bruneiensis Braasch, 2005
• Afronurus cervinus Braasch and Soldán, 1984
• Afronurus chihpenensis Kang & Yang, 1994
• Afronurus collarti Navás, 1930
• Afronurus curtus Dubey, 1971
• Afronurus dama Braasch & Soldán, 1987
• Afronurus elgoensis Puthz, 1971
• Afronurus floreus Kang & Yang, 1994
• Afronurus freitagi Braasch, 2011
• Afronurus furcatus Zhou & Zheng, 2003
• Afronurus gilliesi Corbet, 1962
• Afronurus gilliesianus Braasch, 1990
• Afronurus hainanensis She, Gui, & You, 1995
• Afronurus harrisoni Barnard, 1932
• Afronurus hunanensis Zhang & Cai, 1991
• Afronurus hyalinus Ulmer, 1912
• Afronurus keralensis Braasch & Soldán, 1987
• Afronurus kouandengensis You, 1987
• Afronurus kumbakkaraiensis Venkataraman & Sivaramakrishnan, 1990
• Afronurus landai Braasch & Soldán, 1984
• Afronurus lantuyanensis Braasch, 2011
• Afronurus levis Navás, 1912
• Afronurus leytenensis Braasch, 2011
• Afronurus linzhiensis You, 1987
• Afronurus malaysianus Braasch, 2005
• Afronurus matitensis Sartori & Elouard, 1996
• Afronurus meo Nguyen & Bae, 2003
• Afronurus mindanaoensis Braasch, 2011
• Afronurus mindoroensis Braasch, 2005
• Afronurus mnong Nguyen & Bae, 2003
• Afronurus muehlenbergi Puthz, 1971
• Afronurus namnaoensis Braasch & Boonsoong, 2010
• Afronurus nanhuensis Kang & Yang, 1994
• Afronurus negi Corbet, 1960
• Afronurus obliquistriatus You, Wu, Gui, & Hsu, 1981
• Afronurus oliffi Schoonbee, 1968
• Afronurus otus Braasch & Jacobus, 2011
• Afronurus palawanensis Braasch & Freitag, 2008
• Afronurus panayensis Braasch, 2011
• Afronurus peringueyi Esben-Petersen, 1913
• Afronurus philippinensis Flowers & Pescador, 1984
• Afronurus pulcher Ulmer, 1930
• Afronurus rainulfianus Braasch, 1990
• Afronurus rangifera Braasch & Soldán, 1987
• Afronurus rubromaculatus You, Wu, Gui, & Hsu, 1981
• Afronurus sarawakensis Braasch, 2011
• Afronurus scotti Schoonbee, 1968
• Afronurus separatus Nguyen & Bae, 2004
• Afronurus subflavus Kopelke, 1980
• Afronurus temburongensis Braasch, 2005
• Afronurus ugandanus Kimmins, 1956
• Afronurus viridis Matsumura, 1931
• Afronurus webbi Braasch, 2011
• Afronurus xiasimaensis You, 1987
• Afronurus xizangensis You, 1987
• Afronurus yadongensis You, 1987
• Afronurus yixingensis Wu & You, 1986
• Afronurus yoshidae Takahashi, 1924
• Afronurus zerningi Braasch & Freitag, 2008

References

1. Wei, Zhang; Lei, Zhi-Ming; Li, Wen-Juan; Zhou, Chang-Fa. "A contribution to the genus Afronurus Lestage, 1924 in China (Ephemeroptera: Heptageniidae, Ecdyonurinae)". European Journal of Taxonomy. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
2. Wongyam, Anuntaya; Sartori, Michael; Boonsoong, Boonsatien. "Unravelling the diversity of the genus Afronurus Lestage, 1924 (Ephemeroptera, Heptageniidae) in Thailand". ZooKeys. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
3. "Search | COL". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 18 May 2025.