Metretopodidae

Metretopodidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Ephemeroptera
Suborder:	Pisciforma
Family:	Metretopodidae

Metretopodidae is a family of cleftfooted minnow mayflies in the order Ephemeroptera. There are at least 3 genera and more than 20 described species in Metretopodidae. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Genera

These three genera belong to the family Metretopodidae:

• Metreplecton Kluge, 1996
• Metretopus Eaton, 1901
• Siphloplecton Clemens, 1915

References

1. "Metretopodidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
2. "Metretopodidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
3. "Family Metretopodidae information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
4. "Mayfly Central" . Retrieved 2019-06-14.

Further reading

• 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. 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. doi:10.1007/978-94-007-0872-3. ISBN   978-94-015-3942-5. S2CID   39671739.
• Campbell, Ian C., ed. (1990). Mayflies and Stoneflies: Life Histories and Biology. Springer. doi:10.1007/978-94-009-2397-3. ISBN   978-94-010-7579-4. S2CID   39201439.
• Edmunds Jr., George F. (1972). "Biogeography and evolution of Ephemeroptera". Annual Review of Entomology. 17: 21–42. doi:10.1146/annurev.en.17.010172.000321.