''Protobehningia'' is a genus of sand-burrowing mayfly in the family
Behningiidae
Behningiidae is a family of mayflies. It is a primitive family; the nymphs burrow in the sediment but lack tusks on their mandibles, and the forelegs are not modified for burrowing. The gills are ventral, and the ones on the first abdominal segme ...
. There are at least two described species in ''Protobehningia''.
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Species
These two species belong to the genus ''Protobehningia'':
* '' Protobehningia asiatica'' Tshernova & Bajkova, 1960
* ''Protobehningia merga
''Protobehningia'' is a genus of sand-burrowing mayfly in the family Behningiidae
Behningiidae is a family of mayflies. It is a primitive family; the nymphs burrow in the sediment but lack tusks on their mandibles, and the forelegs are not mod ...
'' Peters & Gillies, 1991
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