| Scelembiidae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Embioptera |
| Suborder: | Euembiodea |
| Family: | Scelembiidae Ross, 2001 |
Scelembiidae is a family of webspinners in the order Embioptera. There are about 16 genera and more than 40 described species in Scelembiidae. [1] [2]
These 16 genera belong to the family Scelembiidae:
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