Oligotomidae is a family of
webspinner
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 s ...
s 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 6 genera and at least 40 described species in Oligotomidae.
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They are known to be found in warmer regions of the Old World and in the Southwestern United States.
Genera
These six genera belong to the family Oligotomidae:
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Aposthonia''
Krauss, 1911
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Aposthonia ceylonica'', native to South-East Asia, found to be present in the UK in 2019.
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Bulbosembia'', Ross, 2007
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Eosembia'', Ross, 2007
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Haploembia
''Haploembia'' is a genus of webspinners in the family Oligotomidae
Oligotomidae is a family of webspinners in the order Embioptera. There are about 6 genera and at least 40 described species in Oligotomidae.
They are known to be fo ...
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Verhoeff, 1904
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Lobosembia'', Ross, 2007
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Oligotoma''
Westwood, 1837
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Embioptera
Insect families
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