Palingeniidae
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Pentagenia vittigera
riverbed burrower mayfly
Pentagenia vittigera is a riverbed burrower mayfly in the family Palingeniidae. The species was described by Walsh in 1862 and is native to North America. It is characterized by its burrowing lifestyle in riverbed substrates. The genus Pentagenia is distinguished from related mayflies by specific morphological features of the wing venation and genitalia.