Diplura

For other uses, see Diplura (disambiguation).

Diplurans
Temporal range: Late Carboniferous–Recent[1]
Campodea staphylinus, Belgium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Order: Diplura
Börner, 1904
Families [2]

The order Diplura ("two-pronged bristletails") is one of three orders of non-insect hexapods within the class Entognatha (alongside Collembola (springtails) and Protura).[3] The name "diplura", or "two tails", refers to the characteristic pair of caudal appendages or filaments at the terminal end of the body.

Around 800 species of diplurans have been described.

  1. ^ Hoell HV, Doyen JT, Purcell AH (1998). Introduction to Insect Biology and Diversity (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 320. ISBN 978-0-19-510033-4.
  2. ^ Maddison DR (January 1, 2005). "Diplura". Tree of Life Project. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2006.
  3. ^ "Guide to New Zealand Soil Invertebrates". Massey University. 2006.