Petrobius

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Petrobius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Apterygota
Order: Archaeognatha
Family: Machilidae
Genus: Petrobius
Species

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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