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Checklist for Order Embioptera Lameere, 1900 (Foot spinners)
and region North America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1156
31409
217039
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1150
31356
216933
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1053
30832
214432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
196
1726
6404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Embioptera
Lameere, 1900
Foot spinners, Web spinners, Web-spinners, Webspinners
6
18
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North America
6 Families width 74 Species
Anisembiidae Davis, 194044SpeciesTaxom
Oligotomidae Enderlein, 19096SpeciesTaxom
Clothodidae Tillyard, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Archembiidae Ross, 20016SpeciesTaxom
Teratembiidae Krauss, 191114SpeciesTaxom
Embiidae Burmeister, 18393SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North America
18 Genera with 74 Species
Anisembia Krauss, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Aposthonia Krauss, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Bulbocerca Ross, 19234SpeciesTaxom
Chelicerca Ross, 200324SpeciesTaxom
Chromatoclothoda Ross, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Conicercembia Ross, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Dactylocerca Ross, 200311SpeciesTaxom
Diradius Friederichs, 194411SpeciesTaxom
Embia Latreille, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Glyphembia Ross, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Haploembia Verhoeff, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Lithembia Ross, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Mesembia Ross, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Neorhagadochir Ross, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Oligembia Davis, 19443SpeciesTaxom
Oligotoma Westwood, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Pachylembia Ross, 19843SpeciesTaxom
Pelorembia Ross, 19841SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North America
74 Species
Anisembia texana Melander, 1902
Aposthonia oceania Ross, 1951Oceanic embiid
Bulbocerca fulva Ross, 1984
Bulbocerca minuta Ross, 2003
Bulbocerca nigra Ross, 2003
Bulbocerca sini Chamberlin, 1923
Chelicerca albitarsa Ross, 2003
Chelicerca amatitlana Ross, 2003
Chelicerca chamulae Ross, 2003
Chelicerca chihuahuae Ross, 2003
Chelicerca dampfi Ross, 1944
Chelicerca davisi Ross, 1940
Chelicerca durangoa Ross, 2003
Chelicerca ferruginea Ross, 2003
Chelicerca guerreroa Ross, 2003
Chelicerca heymonsi Enderlein, 1912
Chelicerca jaliscoa Ross, 1984
Chelicerca lutea Ross, 2003
Chelicerca maxima Ross, 1984
Chelicerca nodulosa Ross, 1944
Chelicerca parva Ross, 2003
Chelicerca sancarlosa Ross, 2003
Chelicerca semilutea Ross, 2003
Chelicerca semirubra Ross, 2003
Chelicerca sonorae Ross, 2003
Chelicerca spinosa Ross, 1984
Chelicerca tantilla Ross, 2003
Chelicerca trica Ross, 2003
Chelicerca wheeleri Melander, 1902
Chelicerca xanthosoma Ross, 2003
Chromatoclothoda elegantula Ross, 1987
Conicercembia tepicensis Ross, 1984
Dactylocerca ashworthi Ross, 1984
Dactylocerca chihuahuae Ross, 2003
Dactylocerca durangoa Ross, 2003
Dactylocerca ferruginea Ross, 2003
Dactylocerca flavicollis Ross, 1984
Dactylocerca multispiculata Ross, 1984
Dactylocerca parva Ross, 2003
Dactylocerca rubra Ross, 1940
Dactylocerca sancarlosa Ross, 2003
Dactylocerca sonorae Ross, 2003
Dactylocerca xanthosoma Ross, 2003
Diradius caribbeana Ross, 1944
Diradius caribbeanus (Ross, 1944)⇒ Diradius caribbeana Ross, 1944
Diradius chiapae Ross, 1944
Diradius diversilobus Ross, 1984
Diradius emarginatus Ross, 1944
Diradius jalapae Ross, 1944
Diradius lobata Ross, 1944
Diradius lobatus Ross, 1944
Diradius pacificus Ross, 1940
Diradius pallidus Ross, 1984
Diradius vandykei Ross, 1944
Embia californica (Banks, 1906)⇒ Oligotoma nigra Hagen, 1866
Embia texana (Melander, 1902)⇒ Anisembia texana Melander, 1902
Glyphembia teapae Ross, 2003
Haploembia solieri Rambur, 1842Webspinner
Haploembia tarsalis Ross, 1940
Lithembia florissantensis T. D. A. Coc..., 1908
Mesembia catemacoa Ross, 1984
Mesembia chamulae Ross, 1984
Neorhagadochir (Neorhagadochir) inflata Ross, 1944
Neorhagadochir (Neorhagadochir) moreliensis Ross, 1984
Oligembia capensis Ross, 1984
Oligembia hubbardi Hagen, 1885
Oligembia melanura Ross, 1944Apalachicola wild indigo
Oligotoma humbertiana Saussure, 1896
Oligotoma nigra Hagen, 1866Black Webspinner
Oligotoma saundersii Westwood, 1837Saunders embiid
Pachylembia chapalae Ross, 1984
Pachylembia taxcoensis Ross, 1984
Pachylembia unicincta Ross, 1984
Pelorembia tumidiceps Ross, 1984

Subnodes of Embioptera with occurrences in North America
FamilyAnisembiidae
Davis, 1940
7
44
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyArchembiidae
Ross, 2001
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyClothodidae
Tillyard, 1937
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmbiidae
Burmeister, 1839
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOligotomidae
Enderlein, 1909
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTeratembiidae
Krauss, 1911
2
14
Genera
Species

Taxom



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