The Campodeidae are a family of hexapods belonging to the order Diplura. These pale, eyeless hexapods, the largest of which grow to around 12 mm in length, can be recognised by the two long, many-segmented cerci at the end of the abdomen. Abdominal spiracles are absent.[1]

Campodeidae
Campodea redii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Order: Diplura
Superfamily: Campodeoidea
Family: Campodeidae
Lubbock, 1873
A dipluran of the family Campodeidae

There are at least 30 genera and 280 described species in Campodeidae.[2][3][4][5]

Genera edit

These 30 genera belong to the family Campodeidae:

Data sources: i = ITIS,[2] c = Catalogue of Life,[3] g = GBIF,[4] b = Bugguide.net[5]

References edit

  1. ^ Insect Morphology and Phylogeny: A Textbook for Students of Entomology
  2. ^ a b "Campodeidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  3. ^ a b "Browse Campodeidae". Catalogue of Life. Archived from the original on 2021-07-11. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  4. ^ a b "Campodeidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  5. ^ a b "Campodeidae Family Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-20.