| Dolania | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Ephemeroptera |
| Family: | Behningiidae |
| Genus: | Dolania Edmunds & Traver, 1959[1] |
| Species: | D. americana
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| Binomial name | |
| Dolania americana | |
Dolania is a monotypic genus of mayfly in the family Behningiidae containing the single species Dolania americana, also known as the American sand-burrowing mayfly.[2] It is found in the southeastern United States, as far south as Florida, and is generally uncommon.[3] The adult insects emerge before dawn in early summer, mate and die within the space of about thirty minutes. The female deposits her eggs in the water and dies within five minutes of emergence. This is believed to be the shortest adult lifespan of any insect.[4]
- ^ a b "Dolania Edmunds and Traver, 1959". ITIS. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ "Genus Dolania – American Sand-burrowing Mayfly". BugGuide.Net. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
- ^ Edmunds, George F. Jr.; Jensen, Steven L.; Berner, Lewis (1976). The Mayflies of North and Central America. University of Minnesota Press. p. 274. ISBN 978-0-8166-5756-8.
- ^ Welch, Craig H. (April 17, 1998). "Chapter 37: Shortest reproductive life". Book of Insect Records. University of Florida. Archived from the original on July 30, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.