Allopsontus
| Allopsontus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Archaeognatha |
| Family: | Machilidae |
| Genus: | Silvestri, 1911 |
Allopsontus is a genus of the family Machilidae which belongs to the insect order Archaeognatha (jumping bristletails). Certain species in this genus have been found as high as 5 kilometres above sea level on the Himalayas.[1]
Species
- Allopsontus annandalei Silvestri, 1911
- Allopsontus armenicus Mendes, 1983
- Allopsontus davydovae Kaplin, 1987
- Allopsontus europaeus Kaplin, 1983
- Allopsontus kerzhneri Kaplin, 1982
- Allopsontus lineatus Kaplin, 2002
- Allopsontus oubehi Bitsch, 1968
- Allopsontus schmidi Wygodzinsky, 1974
- Allopsontus spinosissimus Mendes, 1981
- Allopsontus swani Wygodzinsky, 1974
- Allopsontus tianshanicus Kaplin, 1982
- Allopsontus tuxeni Wygodzinsky, 1950
- Allopsontus wygodzinskyi Bitsch, 1968
References
- ^ Resh, Vincent H.; Cardé, Ring T., eds. (2009). Encyclopedia of Insects (2nd ed.). Amsterdam: Elsevier/Academic Press. p. 50. ISBN 9780080920900.
- ^ "Allopsontus". gbif.org. Retrieved 24 Jun 2014.