Checklist of Mayflies (Ephemeroptera, Insecta) from Iraq

Abstract

This work provides the updated checklist of the mayfly (Ephemeroptera) fauna of Iraq; it consists of 30 species belonging to 18 genera and 10 families.
The highest number of species belongs to the families of Baetidae and Heptageniidae, whereas the lowest in Ephemeridae, Leptophlebiidae and Palingeniidae that appeared with only one species for each of them. The current investigation is a contribution to the knowledge regarding the biodiversity of mayflies, with mentioning the synonyms of the species and correcting the scientific names that found in previous publications in Iraq.