Caenis beskidensis Sowa, 1973
(a mayfly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCaenis beskidensis (a mayfly)
GenusCaenis (a genus of mayflies)
FamilyCAENIDAE (a family of mayflies)
OrderEPHEMEROPTERA (mayflies, upwinged flies)
InfraclassPalaeoptera (dragonflies, damselflies and mayflies)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Gunn, R.J.M. & Blackburn, J.H. 1998 Caenis beskidensis Sowa (Ephemeroptera, Caenidae), a mayfly new to Britain Ent. Mon. Mag. Vol 134: 94.

Caenis beskidensis (a mayfly) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Caenis beskidensis (a mayfly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Caenis beskidensis (a mayfly)

A mayfly new to Britain in 1998

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