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Scelembiidae
Scelembiidae is a family of webspinners in the order Embioptera The order Embioptera, commonly known as webspinners or footspinners, are a small group of mostly tropical and subtropical insects, classified under the subclass Pterygota. The order has also been called Embiodea or Embiidina. More than 400 .... There are about 16 genera and more than 40 described species in Scelembiidae. Genera These 16 genera belong to the family Scelembiidae: * '' Ambonembia'' Ross, 2001 * '' Biguembia'' Szumik, 1997 * '' Conicercembia'' Ross, 1984 * '' Dolonembia'' Ross, 2001 * '' Ecuadembia'' Szumik, 2004 * '' Embolyntha'' Davis, 1940 * '' Gibocercus'' Szumik, 1997 * '' Litosembia'' Ross, 2001 * '' Malacosembia'' Ross, 2001 * '' Neorhagadochir'' Ross, 1944 * '' Ochrembia'' Ross, 2001 * '' Pachylembia'' Ross, 1984 * '' Pararhagadochir'' Davis, 1940 * '' Rhagadochir'' Enderlein, 1912 * '' Xiphosembia'' Ross, 2001 * † '' Kumarembia'' Engel & Grimaldi, 2011 References Further reading ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Embioptera
The order (biology), order Embioptera, commonly known as webspinners or footspinners, are a small group of mostly Tropics, tropical and Subtropics, subtropical insects, classified under the Subclass (biology), subclass Pterygota. The order has also been called Embiodea or Embiidina. More than 400 species in 11 families have been described, the oldest known fossils of the group being from the mid-Jurassic. Species are very similar in appearance, having long, flexible bodies, short legs, and only males having wings. Webspinners are gregarious, living Sociality#Subsociality, subsocially in galleries of fine silk which they spin from glands on their forelegs. Members of these colonies are often related females and their offspring; adult males do not feed and die soon after mating. Males of some species have wings and are able to disperse, whereas the females remain near where they were hatched. Newly mated females may vacate the colony and found a new one nearby. Others may emerge t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
