| Clothodidae | |
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| Antipaluria urichi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Embioptera |
| Suborder: | Clothododea |
| Infraorder: | Clothodomorpha |
| Family: | Clothodidae Enderlein, 1909 |
Clothodidae is a family of webspinners in the order Embioptera. There are about 8 genera and 25 described species in Clothodidae. [1] [2]
These eight genera belong to the family Clothodidae:
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Sphaeroceridae are a family of true flies in the order Diptera, often called small dung flies, lesser dung flies or lesser corpse flies due to their saprophagous habits. They belong to the typical fly suborder Brachycera as can be seen by their short antennae, and more precisely they are members of the section Schizophora. There are over 1,300 species and about 125 genera accepted as valid today, but new taxa are still being described.
Mantispidae, known commonly as mantidflies, mantispids, mantid lacewings, mantisflies or mantis-flies, is a family of small to moderate-sized insects in the order Neuroptera. There are many genera with around 400 species worldwide, especially in the tropics and subtropics. Only five species of Mantispa occur in Europe. As their names suggest, members of the group possess raptorial forelimbs similar to those of the praying mantis, a case of convergent evolution.
The Stephanidae, sometimes called crown wasps, are a family of parasitoid wasps. They are the only living members of the superfamily Stephanoidea. Stephanidae has at least 345 living species in 11 genera. The family is considered cosmopolitan in distribution, with the highest species concentrations in subtropical and moderate climate zones. Stephanidae also contain four extinct genera described from both compression fossils and inclusions in amber.
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Superfamily Tabanoidea are insects in the order Diptera.
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Notonemouridae is a family of stoneflies in the order Plecoptera. There are more than 20 genera and at least 120 described species in Notonemouridae.
Andesembiidae is a family of webspinners--insects of the order Embioptera. There are at least two genera and about seven described species in Andesembiidae.
Archembiidae is a family of webspinners in the order Embioptera. There are at least 2 genera and about 12 described species in Archembiidae.
Australembiidae is a family of webspinners in the order Embioptera. There is at least one genus, Metoligotoma, in the family Australembiidae.
Embiidae is a family of webspinners in the order Embioptera. There are more than 20 genera and 80 described species in Embiidae.
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