CLASS |
Insecta |
ORDER |
Ephemeroptera |
FAMILY |
Heptageniidae |
GENUS |
Rhithrogena |

Filum terminale present (Three cerci).

The two gills of the first pair enlarged, kidney shaped, inserting ventrally and meeting in the middle.
The specimens of the rhithrogena genus were numerous, with bodies measuring between 8 and 10 mm in length