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Checklist for Order Embioptera Lameere, 1900 (Foot spinners)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
142
2517
10595
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Embioptera
Lameere, 1900
Foot spinners, Web spinners, Web-spinners, Webspinners
5
16
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Africa
5 Families width 45 Species
Embiidae Burmeister, 183935SpeciesTaxom
Anisembiidae Davis, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Oligotomidae Enderlein, 19094SpeciesTaxom
Teratembiidae Krauss, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Archembiidae Ross, 20013SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Africa
16 Genera with 45 Species
Apterembia Ross, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Berlandembia Davis, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Chirembia Davis, 19309SpeciesTaxom
Dihybocercus Enderlein, 19563SpeciesTaxom
Dinembia Davis, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Donaconethis Enderlein, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Embia Latreille, 196616SpeciesTaxom
Glyphembia Ross, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Haploembia Verhoeff, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Leptembia Krauss, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Machadoembia Ross, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Oligembia Davis, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Oligotoma Westwood, 18853SpeciesTaxom
Paroligembia Ross, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Parthenembia Ross, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Rhagadochir Enderlein, 19603SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
45 Species
Apterembia capensis Esben-Petersen, 1920
Berlandembia errans Davis, 1939
Chirembia alomatae Ross, 2006
Chirembia arusi Ross, 2006
Chirembia baringoa Ross, 2006
Chirembia bourgi Navas, 1923
Chirembia leechi Ross, 2006
Chirembia massawae Ross, 2006
Chirembia micropallida Ross, 2006
Chirembia sulcata Navas, 1923
Chirembia xanthocera Navas, 1930
Dihybocercus basilewskyi Ross, 1957
Dihybocercus confusus Davis, 1939
Dihybocercus nigra Ross, 1956
Dinembia ferruginea Davis, 1939
Donaconethis abyssinica Enderlein, 1909
Embia alomatae Ross, 2006
Embia asmarae Ross, 2006
Embia attenuata Ross, 1966
Embia brevispina Ross, 2006
Embia contorta Ross, 1966
Embia conula Ross, 2006
Embia larachensis Ross, 1966
Embia lecerfi Ross, 1966
Embia lesnei Ross, 1966
Embia lucasi Ross, 1966
Embia maroccana Ross, 1966
Embia mauritanica Lucas, 1849
Embia nigriceps Ross, 2006
Embia ramburi Rimsky-Korsakov, 1905
Embia shoa Ross, 2006
Embia sinuosa Ross, 1966
Glyphembia vetehae Szumik, 1998
Haploembia solieri Rambur, 1842Webspinner
Leptembia erythreae Ross, 2006
Machadoembia angolica Ross, 1952
Oligembia vetusta C. A. Szumik, 1994
Oligotoma nigra Hagen, 1866Black Webspinner
Oligotoma saundersii Westwood, 1837Saunders embiid
Oligotoma westwoodi Hagen, 1885
Paroligembia ethiopica Ross, 2006
Parthenembia reclusa Ross, 1960
Rhagadochir malkini Ross, 1952
Rhagadochir vilhenai Ross, 1952
Rhagadochir virgo Ross, 1960

Subnodes of Embioptera with occurrences in Africa
FamilyAnisembiidae
Davis, 1940
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyArchembiidae
Ross, 2001
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmbiidae
Burmeister, 1839
10
35
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOligotomidae
Enderlein, 1909
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTeratembiidae
Krauss, 1911
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Embioptera at gbif.org
Embioptera at irmng.org
Embioptera at itis.gov