MACHILIDAE
(bristle-tails)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Dilta
a genus of bristle tails
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 		Genus 3 subtaxa 28 images 2 ident. refs
Petrobius
a genus of bristletails
Male (Click to open)
 		Genus 2 subtaxa 28 images
Trigoniophthalmus alternatus
a three-pronged bristle tail
Species 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyMACHILIDAE (bristle-tails)
OrderARCHAEOGNATHA (bristletails)
SubclassAPTERYGOTA (bristletails, silverfish and firebrats (primitively wingless insects))
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Hackston, M. Order Microcoryphia illustrated key for British species

MACHILIDAE (bristle-tails) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for MACHILIDAE (bristle-tails)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for MACHILIDAE (bristle-tails)
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