Species Trigoniophthalmus alternatus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Identification · Range · Remarks · Works Cited

Bristletails - Trigoniophthalmus alternatus

Unidentified Iridescent Insect - Trigoniophthalmus alternatus

Bristletail 01 (Trigoniophthalmus alternatus?) - Trigoniophthalmus alternatus

Bristletail- What's on it's legs? - Trigoniophthalmus alternatus

Surprisingly pleasing - Trigoniophthalmus alternatus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Microcoryphia (Bristletails)

Family Machilidae (Jumping Bristletails)

Subfamily Machilinae

Genus Trigoniophthalmus

Species alternatus (Trigoniophthalmus alternatus)

Explanation of Names

Trigoniophthalmus alternatus (Silvestri 1904)

Identification

In ne. US, this is the only species with small, nearly triangular lateral ocelli.

Range

Native to so. Europe, introduced to ne. North America prior to 1911; current range map(1)

Remarks

North American population is parthenogenetic

Works Cited

1.	Bowser M.L. (2012) Bristletails of North America

Contributed by tom murray on 6 January, 2009 - 3:15pm
Additional contributions by Vox Sciurorum, v belov
Last updated 12 March, 2013 - 6:27pm

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