| Coloburiscidae | |
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| Coloburiscus, New Zealand | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Ephemeroptera |
| Suborder: | Pisciforma |
| Superfamily: | Heptagenioidea |
| Family: | Coloburiscidae (Edmunds 1963) |
Coloburiscidae is a family of mayflies in the order Ephemeroptera, with at least seven species in three genera native to Australia, New Zealand, and Chile. [1] [2]
These three genera belong to the family Coloburiscidae:
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