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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1015
31826
191976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1012
31805
191924
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
929
31274
189459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
139
2297
9785
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Embioptera
Lameere, 1900
Foot spinners, Web spinners, Web-spinners, Webspinners
9
42
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South America
9 Families width 159 Species
Embiidae Burmeister, 183925SpeciesTaxom
Andesembiidae Ross, 20037SpeciesTaxom
Clothodidae Tillyard, 193715SpeciesTaxom
Anisembiidae Davis, 194049SpeciesTaxom
Oligotomidae Enderlein, 19094SpeciesTaxom
Archembiidae Ross, 200117SpeciesTaxom
Teratembiidae Krauss, 191125SpeciesTaxom
Sinembiidae Huang & Nel, 20092SpeciesTaxom
Scelembiidae Ross, 200115SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South America
42 Genera with 159 Species
#ABCDEGHIJLMOPSTX
Ambonembia Ross, 19444SpeciesTaxom
Andesembia Ross, 20036SpeciesTaxom
Antipaluria Enderlein, 19875SpeciesTaxom
Aporembia Ross, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Aposthonia Krauss, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Archembia Ross, 20017SpeciesTaxom
Biguembia Szumik, 20176SpeciesTaxom
Brasilembia Ross, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Bryonembia Ross, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Calamoclostes Enderlein, 20016SpeciesTaxom
Chelicerca Ross, 200321SpeciesTaxom
Chromatoclothoda Ross, 19876SpeciesTaxom
Clothoda Enderlein, 20163SpeciesTaxom
Cryptembia Ross, 20039SpeciesTaxom
Cryptoclothoda Ross, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Diradius Friederichs, 19447SpeciesTaxom
Dolonembia Ross, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Ectyphocerca Ross, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Ecuadembia Szumik, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Embolyntha Davis, 20223SpeciesTaxom
Gibocercus Szumik, 201710SpeciesTaxom
Haploembia Verhoeff, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Isosembia Ross, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Juraembia Huang & Nel, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Lithembia Ross, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Litosembia Ross, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Malacosembia Ross, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Microembia Ross, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Oligembia Davis, 197213SpeciesTaxom
Oligotoma Westwood, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Oncosembia Ross, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Pararhagadochir Davis, 191515SpeciesTaxom
Paroligembia Ross, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Phallosembia Ross, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Platyembia Ross, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Saussurembia Davis, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Schizembia Ross, 20034SpeciesTaxom
Scolembia Ross, 20032SpeciesTaxom
Sinembia Huang & Nel, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Stenembia Ross, 19443SpeciesTaxom
Teratembia Krauss, 19444SpeciesTaxom
Xiphosembia Ross, 20011SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South America
159 Species
Ambonembia adspersa Enderlein, 1909
Ambonembia amazonica Ross, 2001
Ambonembia incae Ross, 2001
Ambonembia surinamensis Ross, 1944
Andesembia banosae Ross, 2003
Andesembia calinae Ross, 2003
Andesembia cuencae Ross, 2003
Andesembia incompta Ross, 2003
Andesembia lojae Ross, 2003
Andesembia popayanae Ross, 2003
Antipaluria aequicercata Enderlein, 1912
Antipaluria caribbeana Ross, 1987
Antipaluria intermedia Davis, 1939
Antipaluria marginata Ross, 1987
Antipaluria silvestris Ross, 1987
Aporembia sturmi Ross, 2003
Aposthonia borneensis Hagen, 1885
Archembia bahia Ross, 2001
Archembia batesi MacLachlan, 1877
Archembia boliviana Ross, 2001
Archembia dilata Ross, 2001
Archembia kotzbaueri Navas, 1925
Archembia oruma Szumik, 2022
Archembia paranae Ross, 2001
Biguembia cocum Szumik, 1998
Biguembia copo Szumik, 1998
Biguembia mirador Pereyra, 2017
Biguembia multivenosa Ross, 2001
Biguembia obscura Ross, 2001
Biguembia troncol Pereyra, 2017
Brasilembia beckeri Ross, 2003
Bryonembia amplialata Ross, 2003
Calamoclostes albistriolatus Enderlein, 1909
Calamoclostes auriceps Ross, 2001
Calamoclostes gurneyi Ross, 1944
Calamoclostes micropterus Ross, 2001
Calamoclostes oculeus Ross, 2001
Calamoclostes silvestris Ross, 2001
Chelicerca achilata Szumik, Pere..., 2022
Chelicerca acuta Ross, 2003
Chelicerca amazonica Ross, 2003
Chelicerca anandra Ross, 2003
Chelicerca andesina Ross, 2003
Chelicerca caprilesi Ross, 2003
Chelicerca fusca Ross, 2003
Chelicerca galapagensis Ross, 1966
Chelicerca loma Ross, 2003
Chelicerca macoae Ross, 2003
Chelicerca manauara Ross, 2003
Chelicerca minuta Ross, 1944
Chelicerca monticola Ross, 2003
Chelicerca multicolor Ross, 2003
Chelicerca nimba Ross, 2003
Chelicerca paraense Ross, 2003
Chelicerca rioensis Ross, 2003
Chelicerca rondonia Ross, 2003
Chelicerca rossi Ross, 2003
Chelicerca spathula Ross, 2003
Chelicerca spiculata Ross, 2003
Chromatoclothoda albicauda Ross, 1987
Chromatoclothoda aurata Ross, 1987
Chromatoclothoda elegantula Ross, 1987
Chromatoclothoda langa Szumik, Pere..., 2022
Chromatoclothoda nana Ross, 1987
Chromatoclothoda nigricauda Ross, 1987
Clothoda longicauda Ross, 1987
Clothoda nobilis Gerstäcker, 1888
Clothoda tocantinensis Krolow & Val..., 2016
Cryptembia amazonica Ross, 2003
Cryptembia anandra Ross, 2003
Cryptembia caprilesi Ross, 2003
Cryptembia fusca Ross, 2003
Cryptembia macoae Ross, 2003
Cryptembia manauara Ross, 2003
Cryptembia multicolor Ross, 2003
Cryptembia paraense Ross, 2003
Cryptembia rondonia Ross, 2003
Cryptoclothoda spinula Ross, 1987
Diradius erba Szumik, 1991
Diradius nouges Szumik, 2001
Diradius nougues Szumik, 2001
Diradius pacificus Ross, 1940
Diradius plaumanni Ross, 1944
Diradius pusillus Friederichs, 1934
Diradius unicolor Ross, 1944
Dolonembia tapirapae Ross, 2001
Ectyphocerca aureata Ross, 2003
Ecuadembia arida Ross, 2001
Embolyntha brasiliensis Gray, 1832
Embolyntha guyana Ross, 2001
Embolyntha oriximina Szumik, Pere..., 2022
Gibocercus (Amazonembia) flavipes Ross, 2001
Gibocercus (Amazonembia) nanai Szumik, 1998
Gibocercus (Amazonembia) napoa Ross, 2001
Gibocercus (Amazonembia) sandrae Ross, 2001
Gibocercus (Gibocercus) beni Szumik, 1998
Gibocercus (Gibocercus) chaco Szumik, 1998
Gibocercus (Gibocercus) magnus Ross, 2001
Gibocercus (Gibocercus) peruvianus Ross, 2001
Gibocercus (Gibocercus) urucumi Szumik, 1998
Gibocercus podamita Pereyra, 2017
Haploembia solieri Rambur, 1842Webspinner
Isosembia aequalis Ross, 1944
Juraembia ningchengensis D. Y. Huang, 2009
Lithembia florissantensis T. D. A. Coc..., 1908
Litosembia oligembioides Ross, 2001
Malacosembia yungae Ross, 2001
Microembia rugosifrons Ross, 1944
Oligembia arbol Szumik, 2001
Oligembia bicolor Ross, 1944
Oligembia capote Szumik, 2001
Oligembia gigantea Ross, 1944
Oligembia intricata Davis, 1942
Oligembia limon Szumik, 2001
Oligembia mini Szumi, 1991
Oligembia nigrina Ross, 1944
Oligembia oligotomoides Enderlein, 1912
Oligembia peruviana Ross, 1944
Oligembia plaumanni Ross, 1944
Oligembia unicolor Ross, 1944
Oligembia versicolor Ross, 1972
Oligotoma nigra Hagen, 1866Black Webspinner
Oligotoma saundersii Westwood, 1837Saunders embiid
Oncosembia biarmata Ross, 2003
Pararhagadochir balteata Ross, 1972
Pararhagadochir bicingillata Enderlein, 1909
Pararhagadochir birabeni Navas, 1918
Pararhagadochir bonita Szumik, Pere..., 2022
Pararhagadochir castaneus Salvatierra, 2020
Pararhagadochir christae Ross, 1972
Pararhagadochir confusa Ross, 1944
Pararhagadochir flavicollis Enderlein, 1909
Pararhagadochir marielleae Szumik, Pere..., 2022
Pararhagadochir minuta Ross, 2001
Pararhagadochir noronhensis Costa-Pinto,..., 2021
Pararhagadochir para Szumik, Pere..., 2022
Pararhagadochir schadei Ross, 1944
Pararhagadochir tenuis Enderlein, 1909
Pararhagadochir trachelia Navas, 1915
Paroligembia ethiopica Ross, 2006
Phallosembia andina Ross, 2003
Platyembia tessellata Ross, 2003
Saussurembia borba Szumik, Pere..., 2022
Saussurembia exigua Ross, 1972
Schizembia bryophila Ross, 2003
Schizembia colombiana Ross, 2003
Schizembia grandis Ross, 1944
Schizembia guanare Ross, 2003
Scolembia celata Ross, 2003
Scolembia penai Ross, 2003
Sinembia rossi D. Y. Huang, 2009
Stenembia exigua Ross, 1972
Stenembia perenensis Ross, 1972
Stenembia symmetrica Ross, 1944
Teratembia argentina Navas, 1918
Teratembia banksi Davis, 1939
Teratembia geniculata Kraus, 1911
Teratembia producta Ross, 1944
Xiphosembia amapae Ross, 2001

Subnodes of Embioptera with occurrences in South America
FamilyAndesembiidae
Ross, 2003
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyAnisembiidae
Davis, 1940
14
49
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyArchembiidae
Ross, 2001
4
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyClothodidae
Tillyard, 1937
4
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmbiidae
Burmeister, 1839
8
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOligotomidae
Enderlein, 1909
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScelembiidae
Ross, 2001
1
15
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySinembiidae
Huang & Nel, 2009
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTeratembiidae
Krauss, 1911
4
25
Genera
Species

Taxom



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