Anisembiidae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Embioptera
Family: Anisembiidae
Davis, 1940

Anisembiidae is a family of insects in the order Embioptera, the web-spinners. The family is divided into several subfamilies.[1] It is the largest family of webspinners.[2]

Its subfamilies include the following:

  • Anisembiinae
  • Aporembiinae
  • Chelicercinae
  • Chorisembiinae
  • Cryptembiinae
  • Platyembiinae
  • Scolembiinae

Its genera include the following:[3][4]

  • Anisembia Krauss, 1911
  • Aporembia Ross, 2003
  • Brasilembia Ross, 2003
  • Bulbocerca Ross, 1940
  • Chelicerca Ross, 1940
  • Chorisembia Ross, 2003
  • Cryptembia Ross, 2003
  • Dactylocerca Ross, 1940
  • Ectyphocerca Ross, 2003
  • Exochosembia Ross, 2003
  • Glyphembia Ross, 2003
  • Isosembia Ross, 2003
  • Mesembia Ross, 1940
  • Microembia Ross, 1944
  • Oncosembia Ross, 2003
  • Pelorembia Ross, 1984
  • Phallosembia Ross, 2003
  • Platyembia Ross, 2003
  • Pogonembia Ross, 2003
  • Saussurembia Davis, 1940
  • Schizembia Ross, 1944
  • Scolembia Ross, 2003
  • Poinarembia Ross, 2003
  • Stenembia Ross, 1972

References

  1. Engel, M. S., & Grimaldi, D. A. (2006). The earliest webspinners (Insecta: Embiodea). American Museum Novitates 3514, 1-15.
  2. Eric Tentarelli (2012). A Guide to Insects. Blackwell. p. 672.
  3. Maehr, M.D.; Eades, D.C. (2018). "family Anisembiidae". Embioptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
  4. "Anisembiidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-05-01.

Further reading

Data related to Anisembiidae at Wikispecies


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