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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Bristletails (Microcoryphia) » Jumping Bristletails (Machilidae)

Family Machilidae - Jumping Bristletails

Classification · Pronunciation · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Works Cited
Large Bristletail Bristletail jumping bristletail - Trigoniophthalmus alternatus Bristletail jumping bristletail - Trigoniophthalmus alternatus - female SBBG-SCL-TIC_000457 Amherst Microcoryphian - Pedetontus saltator jumping bristle tail from moss
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Microcoryphia (Bristletails)
Family Machilidae (Jumping Bristletails)
Pronunciation
mu-KILL-uh-DEE (mə 'kĭl ə 'dē)
Explanation of Names
Machilidae Grassi 1888
Numbers
24 spp. in 9 genera of 2 subfamilies in our area(1), ~250 spp. in 26 genera worldwide[Cite:]
Works Cited
1.Bowser M.L. (2012) Bristletails of North America
Contributed by tom murray on 6 January, 2009 - 3:13pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Vox Sciurorum, v belov
Last updated 13 March, 2013 - 7:20am

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