Embioptera is an insect order commonly known as webspinners or footspinners, a small group of mostly tropical and subtropical species. More than 400 species in eleven families have been described, with long flexible bodies and short legs, and only males bear wings; the oldest known fossils of the order date to the mid-Jurassic.
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ467392, descriptionView the Source 2. Embioptera - Wikipedia
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In Group: Hemimetabolous Insect Orders, Lead
The order Embioptera, commonly known as webspinners or footspinners, are a small group of mostly tropical and subtropical insects, classified under the subclass Pterygota.
View the Source3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Embioptera
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 445
Wikidata: Embioptera
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