Zoraptera is an insect order sometimes called angel insects or ground lice, small soft-bodied insects occurring in winged and wingless forms and bearing a distinctive nine-segmented beaded antenna. They are mostly found under bark, in dry wood or in leaf litter, feeding largely on fungus and detritus, and the order is absent from Canada, New Zealand, Australia and Europe despite occurring on most other continents.
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Taxonomic Rank Member Count Band Era First Appeared Classification
Living or Extinct Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ540502, descriptionView the Source 2. Zoraptera - Wikipedia
- Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)
In Group: Hemimetabolous Insect Orders, Lead
Zoraptera is an order of insects, sometimes called angel insects or ground lice.
View the Source3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Zoraptera
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 47
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Zoraptera
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Zoraptera" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 113.2 ... "early_interval": "Albian"
Wikidata: Zoraptera
Wikidata Q540502, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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