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The Leptophlebiid Mayflies (Ephemeroptera: Leptophlebiidae) of South Africa Compiled by Helen Barber-James Department of Freshwater Invertebrates, Albany Museum, Grahamstown, 6140 South Africa

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Family: LEPTOPHLEBIIDAE Ulmer 1920

1. Genus: ADENOPHLEBIA Eaton 1881
   1. A. auriculata (Eaton)

      Leptophlebia auriculata Eaton 1871

      Adenophlebia auriculata Barnard 1932

      
      
   2. A. dislocans (Walker)

      Ephemera dislocans Walker 1860

      Leptophlebia dislocans Eaton 1871

      Adenophlebia dislocans Eaton 1881

      = Adenophlebia westermanni Esben-Petersen 1913

      = Esbenophlebia westermanni Lestage 1924

      
      
   3. A. peringueyella Lestage

      Adenophlebia peringueyella Lestage 1924

      
      
   4. A. sylvatica Crass

      Adenophlebia sylvatica Crass 1947

      
      
   
   
2. Genus: ADENOPHLEBIODES Ulmer 1924
   1. A. bicolor (Crass)

      Euphlebia bicolor Crass 1947

      = Habrophlebia delamarei Verrier 1951

      Adenophlebiodes bicolor Edmunds 1953

      
      
   2. A. masonella Agnew 1961

      Adenophleboides masonella Agnew 1961

      
      
   
   
3. Genus: APRIONYX Barnard 1932
   1. A. argus Barnard

      Aprionyx argus Barnard 1940

      
      
   2. A. intermedius Barnard

      Aprionyx intermedius Barnard 1932

      
      
   3. A. natalicus (Lestage)

      = Atalophlebia tabularis Esben-Petersen 1913 ( nec Eaton 1884)

      Atalophlebia natalica Lestage 1924

      Aprionyx natalica Barnard 1932

      Aprionyx natalicus Demoulin 1970

      
      
   4. A. pellucidulus (Esben-Petersen)

      Atalophlebia pellucida Esben-Petersen 1920

      Aprionyx pellucidulus Barnard 1932

      
      
   5. A. peterseni (Lestage)

      Atalophlebia peterseni Lestage 1924

      Aprionyx peterseni Barnard 1932

      
      
   6. A. rubicundus Barnard

      Aprionyx rubicundus Barnard 1932

      
      
   7. A. tabularis (Eaton)

      Atalophlebia tabularis Eaton 1884

      = Atalophlebia phoeocera Lestage 1924

      Aprionyx tabularis Barnard 1932

      
      
   8. A. tricuspidatus Crass

      Aprionyx tricuspidatus Crass 1947

      
      
   
   
4. Genus: CASTANOPHLEBIA Barnard 1932
   1. C. albicauda Barnard

      Castanophlebia albicauda Barnard 1940

      
      
   2. C. calida Barnard

      Castanophlebia calida Barnard 1932

      
      
   
   
5. Genus: CHOROTERPES Eaton 1881
   1. C. ndebele Agnew

      Choroterpes ndebele Agnew 1962

      
      
   2. C. nigrescens Barnard

      Choroterpes nigrescens Barnard 1932

      
      
   
   
6. Genus: EUTHRAULUS Barnard 1932
   1. E. elegans Barnard

      Euthraulus elegans Barnard 1932

      Choroterpes elegans Peters & Edmunds 1964

      Euthraulus elegans McCafferty & de Moor 1995

      
      
   
   
7. Genus: HYALOPHLEBIA Demoulin 1955
   1. H. patriciae (Agnew)

      Adenophlebiodes patriciae Agnew 1962

      Hyalophlebia patriciae McCafferty & de Moor 1995