Aquatic Insects of Michigan

by Ethan Bright, Museum of Zoology Insect Division and School of Natural Resources and Environment
University of Michigan

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Ephemerellidae

There are 24 species in 6 genera recorded from Michigan, with another 3 species likely to occur based on their known distribution.

Attenella Edmunds

Attenella attenuata (McDunnough), 1925
  •
Ephemerella attenuata
McDunnough, 1925
  • Ephemerella hirsuta Berner, 1946
Attenella margarita (Needham), 1927
  • Ephemerella margarita Needham, 1927

Drunella Needham

Drunella lata (Morgan), 1911 Ephemerella
  • Drunella cornuta
(Morgan, 1911) (originally as Ephemerella cornuta (Morgan, 1911), nec Ephemerella cornuta Gose, 1980) (from Jacobus and McCafferty 2004)
  • Ephemerella cornuta
Morgan - variety A. Traver, 1932 (Allen and Edmunds, 1962) (from Jacobus and McCafferty 2004)
  • Ephemerella cornutella McDunnough, 1931 (per Jacobus and McCafferty 2004)
  • Ephemerella depressa
Ide, 1930
  • Ephemerella inflata McDunnough, 1926
  • Ephemerella lata Morgan, 1911
  • Ephemerella longicornis Traver, 1932
Drunella walkeri (Eaton), 1884
  • Drunella wayah
Traver, 1932 (per Jacobus and McCafferty 2004)
  • Ephemerella bispina Needham, 1905
  • Ephemerella fuscata (Walker), 1853
  • Ephemerella walkeri Eaton, 1884 (original combination, renaming of Baetis fuscata Walker, 1853 (hom.: B. fuscata Stephens, 1835) (per Jacobus and McCafferty 2004)

Ephemerella Walsh

Ephemerella argo Burks, 1949 – IL, IN
Ephemerella auriviliii (Bengtsson), 1908
  • Chitonophora aurivillii Bengtsson, 1908
  • Ephemerella aroni Eaton, 1908
  • Ephemerella aronii Eaton, 1908
  • Ephemerella concinnata Traver, 1934
  • Ephemerella norda McDunnough, 1924
Ephemerella catawba Traver, 1932 - WI
Ephemerella dorothea Needham, 1908
Ephemerella excrucians Walsh, 1862
  • Ephemerella excurcians Walsh, 1862
  • Ephemerella semiflava McDunnough, 1926
Ephemerella invaria (Walker), 1853
  • Baetis invaria Walker, 1853
  • Ephemerella rotunda Morgan, 1911
  •
Ephemerella femenina Needham, 1924
  • Chitonophora vernalis (Banks), 1914
  • Ephemerella femenina Needham, 1924
  • Ephemerella feminina Needham, 1924
  • Ephemerella vernalis Banks, 1914
Ephemerella needhami (McDunnough), 1925
Ephemerella subvaria McDunnough, 1931

Eurylophella Tiensuu

Eurylophella aestiva (McDunnough), 1931
  • Ephemerella aestiva McDunnough, 1931
Eurylophella bicolor (Clemens), 1913
  • Ephemerella bicolor Clemens, 1913
Eurylophella funeralis (McDunnough), 1925
  • Ephemerella funeralis McDunnough, 1925
Eurylophella lutulenta (Clemens), 1913

  • Ephemerella lineata Clemens, 1913
  • Ephemerella lutulenta Clemens, 1913
Eurylophella macdunnoughi Funk, 1994
Eurylophella minimelia (McDunnough), 1931
  • Ephemerella minimella McDunnough, 1931
Eurylophella temporalis (McDunnough), 1924
  • Ephemerella temporalis McDunnough, 1924
Eurylophella verisimilis (McDunnough), 1930
  • Ephemerella verisimilis McDunnough, 1930
  • Eurylophella versimilis (McDunnough), 1930

Serratella Edmunds

Serratella deficiens (Morgan), 1911
  • Ephemerella atrescens McDunnough, 1925
  • Ephemerella deficiens Morgan, 1925
Serratella serratoides (McDunnough), 1931
  • Ephemerella serratoides McDunnough, 1931
Serratella sordida (McDunnough), 1925
  • Ephemerella sordida McDunnough, 1925

Timpanoga Needham

Timpanoga lita (Burks), 1949 Ephemerella - IL, IN, OH
  • Dannella lita Burks, 1949
Timpanoga simplex (McDunnough), 1925 Ephemerella
  • Dannella simplex (McDunnough), 1925 (comb.)

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