BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
THYSANURA (silver fish and bristle-tails)
| Notes (MWS) | A small group of primitive wingless insects without, or with very minor, metamorphosis. The torpedo-shaped body is covered with scales in many species. |
Subtaxa
| Rank | Taxon |  |
 |
 |
 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family | LEPISMATIDAE (silver fishes) | 1 | |||
| Species | Lepisma saccharina L. (Silver Fish) | 3 | |||
| Family | MACHILIDAE (bristle-tails) | 2 | |||
| Genus | Dilta (a genus of bristle tails) | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
| Genus | Petrobius (a genus of bristletails) | 19 | 5 |
Suggested Literature
Identification Works
| Delaney, M.J., 1954 | Thysanura and Diplura |
THYSANURA may also be covered by literature listed under:
|
BIOTA (living things) |
Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
ANIMALIA (animals) |
ARTHROPODA (arthropods) |
HEXAPODA (hexapods) |
INSECTA (insects) |
Feeding and other inter-species relationships
Associated with THYSANURA:
Thysanura may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level
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ANIMALIA (animals) |
INSECTA (insects) |
