Webspinners (Embioptera)

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jb2602 wrote:

4 Apr 2025

wingless so probably a female; moving fast across a tree trunk and only managed one long range shot

Embioptera (order)

jb2602 wrote:

10 Jun 2021

Yes, of course Michael. The bulbous front tarsi are a give away. See 'The Insects of Australia', Ch 26 Embioptera

Metoligotoma sp. (genus)

jb2602 wrote:

10 Jun 2021

Antennae - 21 elongate segments, many more than most Rove beetles eg Tasgius. Abdomen - 9 segments or is it 10? Like an Earwig with undeveloped pincers. No discernible elytra. Interesting body arrangement.

Metoligotoma sp. (genus)

KimPullen wrote:

1 Jun 2021

Embiidina is an alternative name for the order. It's mentioned in the Australian Faunal Directory at https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/EMBIOPTERA, and Gullan & Cranston in their text 'The insects: an outline of entomology' (3rd edn) have them as 'Embiidina or Embioptera'. As the names of taxa above family-group level are not governed by rules, their use is a matter of common agreement - or disagreement!

Embioptera (order)

jb2602 wrote:

1 Jun 2021

Thank you for all this valuable information Roger. Embiidina I think is a synonym for the order Embiodea but I don’t know which one is currently preferred.

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