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The Caenid Mayflies (Ephemeroptera: Caenidae) of South Africa

Compiled by Helen Barber-James

Department of Freshwater Invertebrates, Albany Museum, Grahamstown, 6140 South Africa

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Family: CAENIDAE Ulmer 1920

  1. Genus: CAENIS Stephens 1835
    1. C. basuto Demoulin
      Caenis basuto Demoulin 1970

    2. C. capensis (Barnard)
      Austrocaenis capensis Barnard 1932
      Caenis capensis McCafferty & de Moor 1995

    3. C. libenauae Malzacher
      Caenis libenauae Malzacher 1990


  2. Genus: CLYPEOCAENIS Soldan 1978
    1. C. umgeni Provonsha & McCafferty
      Clypeocaenis umgeni Provonsha & McCafferty 1995


  3. Genus: BARNARDARA McCafferty & Provonsha 1995
    1. B. demoori McCafferty & Provonsha
      Barnardara demoori McCafferty & Provonsha 1995



This part of A Catalogue of South African Insects revised: