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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1098
25856
148294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1092
25818
148242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
999
25344
146344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
186
1408
4670
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Embioptera
Lameere, 1900
Foot spinners, Web spinners, Web-spinners, Webspinners
5
11
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for USA
5 Families width 17 Species
Anisembiidae Davis, 19404SpeciesTaxom
Oligotomidae Enderlein, 19095SpeciesTaxom
Clothodidae Tillyard, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Teratembiidae Krauss, 19114SpeciesTaxom
Embiidae Burmeister, 18393SpeciesTaxom


Genera for USA
11 Genera with 17 Species
Anisembia Krauss, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Aposthonia Krauss, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Bulbocerca Ross, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Chromatoclothoda Ross, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Dactylocerca Ross, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Diradius Friederichs, 19442SpeciesTaxom
Embia Latreille, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Haploembia Verhoeff, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Lithembia Ross, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Oligembia Davis, 19442SpeciesTaxom
Oligotoma Westwood, 18372SpeciesTaxom


Species list for USA
17 Species
Anisembia texana Melander, 1902
Aposthonia oceania Ross, 1951Oceanic embiid
Bulbocerca sini Chamberlin, 1923
Chromatoclothoda elegantula Ross, 1987
Dactylocerca ashworthi Ross, 1984
Dactylocerca rubra Ross, 1940
Diradius lobatus Ross, 1944
Diradius vandykei Ross, 1944
Embia californica (Banks, 1906)⇒ Oligotoma nigra Hagen, 1866
Embia texana (Melander, 1902)⇒ Anisembia texana Melander, 1902
Haploembia solieri Rambur, 1842Webspinner
Haploembia tarsalis Ross, 1940
Lithembia florissantensis T. D. A. Coc..., 1908
Oligembia hubbardi Hagen, 1885
Oligembia melanura Ross, 1944Apalachicola wild indigo
Oligotoma nigra Hagen, 1866Black Webspinner
Oligotoma saundersii Westwood, 1837Saunders embiid

Subnodes of Embioptera with occurrences in USA
FamilyAnisembiidae
Davis, 1940
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyClothodidae
Tillyard, 1937
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmbiidae
Burmeister, 1839
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOligotomidae
Enderlein, 1909
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTeratembiidae
Krauss, 1911
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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