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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. 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: * '' Aposthonia'' Krauss, 1911 ** '' Aposthonia ceylonica'', native to South-East Asia, found to be present in the UK in 2019. * '' Bulbosembia'', Ross, 2007 * '' Eosembia'', Ross, 2007 * ''
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 ...
'' Verhoeff, 1904 * '' Lobosembia'', Ross, 2007 * '' Oligotoma'' Westwood, 1837


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External links

* Embioptera Insect families {{embioptera-stub