Webspinners (Embioptera)
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jb2602
wrote:
4 Apr 2025
wingless so probably a female; moving fast across a tree trunk and only managed one long range shot
Embioptera (order)
jb2602
wrote:
10 Jun 2021
Yes, of course Michael. The bulbous front tarsi are a give away. See 'The Insects of Australia', Ch 26 Embioptera
Metoligotoma sp. (genus)
jb2602
wrote:
10 Jun 2021
Antennae - 21 elongate segments, many more than most Rove beetles eg Tasgius. Abdomen - 9 segments or is it 10? Like an Earwig with undeveloped pincers. No discernible elytra. Interesting body arrangement.
Metoligotoma sp. (genus)
KimPullen
wrote:
1 Jun 2021
Embiidina is an alternative name for the order. It's mentioned in the Australian Faunal Directory at https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/EMBIOPTERA, and Gullan & Cranston in their text 'The insects: an outline of entomology' (3rd edn) have them as 'Embiidina or Embioptera'. As the names of taxa above family-group level are not governed by rules, their use is a matter of common agreement - or disagreement!
Embioptera (order)
jb2602
wrote:
1 Jun 2021
Thank you for all this valuable information Roger. Embiidina I think is a synonym for the order Embiodea but I don’t know which one is currently preferred.
Embioptera (order)
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