Petrobius
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Petrobius is a genus of jumping bristletails (family Machilidae). Many of these primitive insects are restricted to rocky shorelines.
[edit] Species
Species include:
- Petrobius adriaticus
- Petrobius artemisiae
- Petrobius brevistylis
- Petrobius calcaratus
- Petrobius crimeus
- Petrobius maritimus
- Petrobius persquamosus
- Petrobius submutans
- Petrobius superior
[edit] References
- Guide to the Insects of Britain and Western Europe, Michael Chinery 1986 (reprinted 1991) ISBN 0-00-219137-7