Palingeniidae

Palingeniidae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Ephemeroptera
Suborder:	Schistonota
Superfamily:	Ephemeroidea
Family:	Palingeniidae; Albarda in Selys-Lonchamps, 1888
Genera
	Chankagenesia; Mesopalingea; Mortogenesia; Palingenia;

Palingeniidae is a family of mayflies, members of which are known as spiny-headed burrowing mayflies. These are generally quite large mayflies with more than four longitudinal cross-veins on their wings. Males have short, wide pronotums and the legs are well-developed in both sexes. The cerci (tails) on females are shorter than the body. The nymphs live burrowed in the mud at the bottom of large streams and rivers.^[1]

References

^ Robinson, William H. (2005). Urban Insects and Arachnids: A Handbook of Urban Entomology. Cambridge University Press. p. 192. ISBN 978-1-139-44347-0.

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[Robinson-1] Robinson, William H. (2005). Urban Insects and Arachnids: A Handbook of Urban Entomology. Cambridge University Press. p. 192. ISBN 978-1-139-44347-0.

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