Maine Biota Project

Mayflies of Maine

(Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Arthropoda, Class Hexapoda, Order Ephemeroptera)


Below is a working list of Maine’s mayflies.
Family Genus Specific Epithet authority common name Sources (full citations given after this table)
Ameletidae Ameletus browni McDunnough ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 8.)
Ameletidae Ameletus lineatus Traver ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, pp. 8–9.)
Ameletidae
 Ameletus ludens Needham ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 9.); Procter (1946, p. 46., [Bar Harbor: a question mark was added following this entry])
Ameletidae Ameletus tertius McDunnough ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 9.)
Arthropleidae Arthroplea bipunctata McDunnough ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 32.)
Baetidae Acentrella parvula (McDunnough) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 17., as Baetis armillatus)
Baetidae Acentrella turbida (McDunnough) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 16., as Acentrella carolina); Procter (1946, p. 46., as Baetis pygmaeus, [Bar Harbor: “Duck Brook”])
Baetidae Acerpenna macdonnoughi (Ide) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 16.)
Baetidae Acerpenna pygmaea (Hagen) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, pp. 16–17.); Procter (1946, p. 46., as Baetis pygmaeus, [Bar Harbor: “Duck Brook”])
Baetidae Anafrontilum album (McDunnough) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 24. as Procloeon album and p. 25. as Procloeon convexum)
Baetidae Anafrontilum semirufum (McDunnough) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 23., as Centroptilum semirufum)
Baetidae Baetis brunneicolor McDunnough ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 17.)
Baetidae Baetis flavistriga McDunnough ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 18.)
Baetidae Baetis intercalaris McDunnough ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 19.)
Baetidae Baetis pluto McDunnough ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 19); Procter (1946, p. 46., [Bar Harbor: “Duck Brook”])
Baetidae Baetis tricaudatus Dodds ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, pp. 20–21.)
Baetidae Callibaetis ferrugineus (Walsh) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, pp. 21–22); Procter (1946, p. 46., as ssp. ferrugineus, [Bar Harbor])
Baetidae Callibaetis ferrugineus ssp. hageni (Walsh) / Eaton ? Procter (1946, p. 46., as Callibaetis americana and Callibaetis hageni, [Bar Harbor: “The Tarn”, “Great Heath”1])
Baetidae Callibaetis fluctuans (Walsh) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 22.); Procter (1946, p. 46., [Mount Desert Island])
Baetidae Callibaetis pallidus Banks ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 22.)
Baetidae Callibaetis pretiosus Banks ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 23.)
Baetidae Cloeon dipterum (L.) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, pp. 23–24., as Cloeon cognatum)
Baetidae Diphetor hageni (Eaton) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 24., as Acentrella ampla)
Baetidae Heterocloeon amplum (Traver) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 15., as Acentrella ampla)
Baetidae Heterocloeon curiosum (McDunnough) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 24.)
Baetidae Leptobaetis frondalis (McDunnough) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, pp. 18–19, as Baetis frondalis)
Baetidae Leptobaetis propinquus (Walsh) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 20, as Baetis propinquus)
Baetidae Neocloeon triangulifer (McDunnough) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 23., as Centroptilon triangulifer)
Baetidae Plauditus cingulatus (McDunnough) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, pp. 17–18, as Baetis cinctutus)
Baetidae Plauditus dubius (Walsh) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 18, as Baetis dubius)
Baetidae Plauditus punctiventris (McDonnough) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 20, as Baetis punctiventris)
Baetidae Plauditus veteris (McDonnough) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 21, as Baetis veteris)
Baetidae Plauditus virilis (McDonnough) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 21, as Baetis virile)
Baetidae Procloeon bellum (McDunnough) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 25.)
Baetidae Procloeon ingens (McDunnough) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 25.)
Baetidae Procloeon intermediale (McDunnough) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, pp. 25–26); Procter (1946, p. 46., as Cloeon rubropictum, [Mount Desert: “Echo Lake”])
Baetidae Procloeon mendax (Walsh) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 26.)
Baetidae Procloeon ozburni (McDunnough) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 26.)
Baetidae Procloeon rivulare (Traver) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 26.)
Baetidae Procloeon rubropictum (McDunnough) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, pp. 26–27.)
Baetidae Procloeon rufostrigatum (McDunnough) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 27.)
Baetidae Procloeon simplex (McDunnough) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 27.)
Baetiscidae Baetisca berneri Tarter & Kirchner ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 81.)
Baetiscidae Baetisca carolina Traver ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 81.)
Baetiscidae Baetisca lacustris McDunnough ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 82.)
Baetiscidae Baetisca laurentina McDunnough ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 82.)
Baetiscidae Baetisca rubescens (Provancher) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, pp. 82–83.)
Caenidae Caenis amica Hagen ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, pp. 78–79); Procter (1946, p. 46., [Bar Harbor: “Great Heath”1])
Caenidae Caenis anceps Traver ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 79.)
Caenidae Caenis diminuta Walker ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, pp. 79–80.)
Caenidae Caenis latipennis Banks ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 80.)
Caenidae Caenis punctata McDunnough ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 80.)
Caenidae Caenis tardata McDunnough ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 80.)
Caenidae Sparbarus lacustris (Needham) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 78., as Brachycercus lacustris)
Ephemerellidae Attenella attenuata (McDunnough) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 63.)
Ephemerellidae Attenella margarita (Needham) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 63.)
Ephemerellidae Dannella simplex (McDunnough) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 64.)
Ephemerellidae Dentatella coxalis (McDunnough) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 70., as Eurylophella coxalis)
Ephemerellidae Drunella cornuta (Morgan) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 64.)
Ephemerellidae Drunella cornutella (McDunnough) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, pp. 64–65.)
Ephemerellidae Drunella lata (Morgan) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 65.)
Ephemerellidae Drunella tuberculata (Morgan) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 65.)
Ephemerellidae Drunella walkeri (Eaton) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 66.)
Ephemerellidae Ephemerella aurivillii (Bengtsson) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 66.)
Ephemerellidae Ephemerella dorothea Needham ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, op, 66–67.); Procter (1946, p. 45., [town not given])
Ephemerellidae Ephemerella invaria (Walker) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 67., and p. 68., as Ephemerella rotunda)
Ephemerellidae Ephemerella needhami McDunnough ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, pp. 67–68.)
Ephemerellidae Ephemerella subvaria McDunnough ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, pp. 68–69.)
Ephemerellidae Eurylophella aestiva (McDunnough) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 69.)
Ephemerellidae Eurylophella bicolor (Clemens) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, pp. 69–70.)
Ephemerellidae Eurylophella funeralis (McDunnough) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, pp. 70–71.); Procter (1946, p. 45., as Ephemerella funeralis, [Bar Harbor: “Witches Hole”])
Ephemerellidae Eurylophella minimella (McDunnough) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 71.)
Ephemerellidae Eurylophella prudentalis (McDunnough) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 71.)
Ephemerellidae Eurylophella temporalis (McDunnough) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, pp. 71–72.); Procter (1946, p. 45., as Ephemerella temporalis, [Bar Harbor: “Duck Brook”, “Hulls Cove”; Mount Desert: “Echo Lake”])
Ephemerellidae Eurylophella verisimilis (McDunnough) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 72.)
Ephemerellidae Penelomax septentrionalis (McDunnough) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 68., as Ephemerella septentrionalis)
Ephemerellidae Serratella serrata Morgan ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 73.)
Ephemerellidae Serratella serrata (Morgan) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 73., and p. 74., as Serratella sordida)
Ephemerellidae Serratella serratoides (McDunnough_ ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, pp. 73–74.)
Ephemerellidae Teloganopsis deficiens (Morgan) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, pp. 72–73., as Seratella deficiens); Procter (1946, p. 45., as Ephemerella deficiens, [Bar Harbor: “Duck Brook”; Mount Desert: “Ripple Pond outlet”])
Ephemeridae Ephemera guttulata Pictet ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 59.)
Ephemeridae Ephemera simulans Walker ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, pp. 59–60.)
Ephemeridae Ephemera varia Eaton ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 60.)
Ephemeridae Hexagenia limbata (Serville) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 61., also p. 62. as Hexagenia limbata ssp. affiliata and Hexagenia limbata ssp. occulta)
Ephemeridae Hexagenia rigida McDunnough ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 62.)
Ephemeridae Litobrancha recurvata (Morgan) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, pp. 60–61.)
Heptageniidae Cinygmula subaequalis (Banks) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 32.)
Heptageniidae Epeorus fragilis (Morgan) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 33.); Procter (1946, p. 47., as Iron fragilis, [Bar Harbor: “Hulls Cove Brook”])
Heptageniidae Epeorus frisoni (Burks) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 33.)
Heptageniidae Epeorus pleuralis (Banks) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, pp. 33–34.); Procter (1946, p. 47., as Iron pleuralis, [Bar Harbor])
Heptageniidae Epeorus vitreus (Walker) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, pp. 34–35., including Epeorus rubidus); Procter (1946, p. 47., as Iron vitrea, [Bar Harbor: “Duck Brook”])
Heptageniidae Heptagenia flavescens (Walsh) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 35.)
Heptageniidae Heptagenia pulla (Clemens) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 35.)
Heptageniidae Leucrocuta aphrodite (McDunnough) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 36.)
Heptageniidae Leucrocuta hebe (McDunnough) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, pp. 36–37.); Procter (1946, p. 47., as Heptagenia hebe, [Bar Harbor: “Duck Brook”])
Heptageniidae Leucrocuta maculipennis (Walsh) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 37.)
Heptageniidae Leucrocuta minerva (McDunnough) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 37.)
Heptageniidae Leucrocuta walshi (McDunnough) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, pp. 37–38.)
Heptageniidae Nixe horrida (McDunnough) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 38.)
Heptageniidae Nixe lucidipennis (Clemens) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 38.)
Heptageniidae Nixe perfida (McDunnough) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 38.)
Heptageniidae Maccaffertium ithaca (Clemens & Leonard) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, pp. 41–42., as Stenonema ithaca)
Heptageniidae Maccaffertium luteum (Clemens) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 42., as Stenonema luteum)
Heptageniidae Maccaffertium mediopunctatum ssp. mediopunctatum (McDunnough) ? Procter (1946, p. 42., as Stenonema mediopunctatum, [Bar Harbor: “Duck Brook”])
Heptageniidae Maccaffertium mexicanum ssp. integrum (McDunnough) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, pp.. 42–43., as Stenonema mexicanum ssp. integrum)
Heptageniidae Maccaffertium modestum (Banks) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, pp. 43–44, as Stenonema modestum); Procter (1946, p. 47., as Stenonema rubromaculatum and Stenonema rubrum, [Bar Harbor: “Duck Brook”])
Heptageniidae Maccaffertium vicarium (Walker) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, pp. 44–45., as Stenonema vicarium)
Heptageniidae Maccaffertium vicarium (Walker) ? Procter (1946, p. 47., as Stenonema fuscum, [Bar Harbor])
Heptageniidae Rhithrogena amica Traver ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, pp. 38–39.)
Heptageniidae Rhithrogena brunneotincta McDunnough ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 39.)
Heptageniidae Rhithrogena impersonata (McDunnough) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 39.)
Heptageniidae Rhithrogena jejuna Eaton ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, pp. 39–40.)
Heptageniidae Rhithrogena manifesta Eaton ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 40., as Rhithrogena pellucida)
Heptageniidae Rhithrogena uhari Traver ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 40.)
Heptageniidae Stenacron candidum (Traver) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 40.)
Heptageniidae Stenacron interpunctatum (Say) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 41.); Procter (1946, p. 47., as Stenonema canadense and Stenonema interpunctata, [Bar Harbor: “Eagle Lake”])
Heptageniidae Stenacron pallidum (Traver) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 41.)
Heptageniidae Stenonema femoratum (Say) ? Procter (1946, p. 47.), as Stenonema tripunctatum, [town not given])
Heptageniidae Stenonema terminatum (Walsh) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 44., as Stenonema terminatum)
Heptageniidae Stenonema femoratum (Say) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 45.)
Isonychiidae Isonychia bicolor (Walker) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 30.)
Isonychiidae Isonychia obscura Traver ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 31.)
Leptohyphidae Tricorythodes allectus (Needham) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, pp. 75–76., and p. 76. as Tricorythodes atratus)
Leptophlebiidae Choroterpes basalis (Banks) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 46., and pp. 46–47., as Choroterpes fusca); Procter (1946, p. 45., [Southwest Harbor])
Leptophlebiidae Habrophlebia vibrans Needham ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, pp. 47–48.); Procter (1946, p. 45., [Bar Harbor: “Duck Brook”])
Leptophlebiidae Habrophlebiodes americana (Banks) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 49.); Procter (1946, p. 45., [Bar Harbor: “Duck Brook”])
Leptophlebiidae Leptophlebia cupida (Say) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, pp. 48–50; Procter (1946, p. 45., as Leptolebia cupidus, [Tremont: “Bald Mt.”])
Leptophlebiidae Leptophlebia intermedia (Traver) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 50.)
Leptophlebiidae Leptophlebia johnsoni McDunnough ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, pp. 50–51.); Procter (1946, p. 45., as Leptolebia johnsoni, [Bar Harbor])
Leptophlebiidae Leptophlebia nebulosa (Walker) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, pp. 51–52); Procter (1946, p. 45., as Leptolebia nebulosis, “record of capture lost”, [town not given])
Leptophlebiidae Neoleptophlebia adoptiva (McDunnough) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 52., as Paraleptophlebia adoptiva)
Leptophlebiidae Neoleptophlebia mollis (Eaton) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, pp. 54–55., as Paraleptophlebia mollis); Procter (1946, p. 45., as Paraleptophlebia mollis, [town?: “Duck Pond”])
Leptophlebiidae Paraleptophlebia debilis (Walker) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, pp. 52–53.); Procter (1946, p. 45., [Bar Harbor: “Great Heath”1])
Leptophlebiidae Paraleptophlebia guttata (McDunnough) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, pp. 53–54.)
Leptophlebiidae Paraleptophlebia moerens (McDunnough) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 54.)
Leptophlebiidae Paraleptophlebia strigula (McDunnough) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 55.)
Leptophlebiidae Paraleptophlebia volitans (McDunnough) ? Burrian and Gibbs (1991, pp. 55–56.); Procter (1946, p. 45., [Bar Harbor: “Duck Brook”; Mount Desert: “Echo Lake”, “Ripple Pond outlet”])
Metretopodidae Metretopus borealis (Eaton) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 28.)
Metretopodidae Siphloplecton basale (Walker) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 28.)
Polymitarcyidae Epheron leukon Williamson ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 58.)
Potamanthidae Anthopotamus distinctus (Traver) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 57.)
Siphlonuridae Siphlonisca aerodromia Needham ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, pp. 9–10.)
Siphlonuridae Siphlonurus alternatus (Say) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 10.)
Siphlonuridae Siphlonurus barbaroides McDunnough ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 10.)
Siphlonuridae Siphlonurus demaryi Kondratieff & Voshell ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 11.)
Siphlonuridae Siphlonurus marginatus Traver ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 11.)
Siphlonuridae Siphlonurus marshalli Traver ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 11.)
Siphlonuridae Siphlonurus mirus Eaton ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, pp. 11–12.); Procter (1946, p. 46., [Bar Harbor: “Green Mt.” [now called Cadillac Mountain]])
Siphlonuridae Siphlonurus quebecensis (Provancher) ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 12.); Procter (1946, p. 46., [no town given])
Siphlonuridae Siphlonurus rapidus McDunnough ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 13.)
Siphlonuridae Siphlonurus securifer McDunnough ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 13.)
Siphlonuridae Siphlonurus typicus Eaton ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 14.); Procter (1946, p. 46., [Bar Harbor])
Tricorythidae Tricorythodes explicatus Traver ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 76., as Tricorythodes minutus)
Tricorythidae Tricorythodes stygiatus McDunnough ? Burian and Gibbs (1991, p. 77.)


Note:
1The “Great Heath” in Procter (1946) is the area near Northeast Creek, not the heath in the southern portion of Southwest Harbor.


Sources:
Burian, Steven K., and K. Elizabeth Gibbs. 1991. Mayflies of Maine: An Annotated Faunal List. Maine Agricultural Experiment Station, Technical Bulletin 142.
Procter, William. 1946. Biological Survey of the Mount Desert Region, Part VII. Philadelphia: Wistar Institute.