| Embiidae | |
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| Embia major - male and male nymph | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Embioptera |
| Suborder: | Euembiodea |
| Family: | Embiidae Burmeister, 1839 |
Embiidae is a family of webspinners in the order Embioptera. There are more than 20 genera and 80 described species in Embiidae.12
Genera
These 23 genera belong to the family Embiidae:
- Acrosembia Ross, 2006
- Apterembia Ross, 1957
- Arabembia Ross, 1981
- Berlandembia Davis, 1940
- Chirembia Davis, 1940
- Cleomia Stefani, 1953
- Dihybocercus Enderlein, 1912
- Dinembia Davis, 1939
- Donaconethis Enderlein, 1909
- Embia Latreille, 1829
- Enveja Navás, 1916
- Leptembia Krauss, 1911
- Machadoembia Ross, 1952
- Macrembia Davis, 1940
- Metembia Davis, 1939
- Odontembia Davis, 1939
- Oedembia Ross, 2007
- Parachirembia Davis, 1940
- Parembia Davis, 1939
- Parthenembia Ross, 1960
- Pseudembia Davis, 1939
- † Electroembia Ross, 1956
- † Galloembdia Falières, Engel, & Nel, 2021
- † Lithembia Ross, 1984
References
References
- "Embiidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
- Maehr, M.D.; Eades, D.C. (2019). "family Embiidae Burmeister, 1839". Embioptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
Further reading
Further reading
- Ross, Edward S. (1984). "A synopsis of the Embiidina of the United States". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 86: 82–93. ISBN 978-90-5782-035-9. ISSN 0013-8797.
- Ross, Edward S. (1970). "Biosystematics of the Embioptera". Annual Review of Entomology. 15: 157–172. doi:10.1146/annurev.en.15.010170.001105.
- Ross, Edward S. (1944). "A revision of the Embioptera, or web-spinners, of the New World". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 94 (3175): 401–504, 151 figs., 2 pls. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.94-3175.401.
- Szumik, Claudia A. (1996). "The higher classification of the order Embioptera: a cladistic analysis". Cladistics. 12 (1): 41–64. doi:10.1111/j.1096-0031.1996.tb00192.x. ISSN 0748-3007. S2CID 56217047.