Machilinus aurantiacus
| Machilinus aurantiacus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Archaeognatha |
| Family: | Meinertellidae |
| Genus: | Machilinus |
| Species: | M. aurantiacus
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| Binomial name | |
| Machilinus aurantiacus (Schött, 1897)
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Machilinus aurantiacus is a species of rock bristletail in the family Meinertellidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3] Adults are 6-8 mm in length and covered in silvery scales. Legs are yellow-brown. This species is diurnally active.[4]
Subspecies[edit]
These two subspecies belong to the species Machilinus aurantiacus:
- Machilinus aurantiacus aurantiacus (Schött, 1897)
- Machilinus aurantiacus setosus Sturm & Bach, 1992
References[edit]
- ^ "Machilinus aurantiacus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Machilinus aurantiacus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Machilinus aurantiacus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ Will, Kip; Gross, Joyce; Rubinoff, Daniel; Powell, Jerry A. (2020). Field Guide to California Insects. Oakland, California: University of California Press. p. 42. ISBN 9780520288744.
Further reading[edit]
- Sturm, Helmut; de Roca, Carmen Bach (1992). "New American Meinertellidae (Archaeognatha, Machiloidea)". Pan-Pacific Entomologist. 68 (3): 174–191. ISSN 0031-0603.
- Mendes, Luís F. (1996). "Some new data on the Microcoryphia and Zygentoma (Insecta) from the United States". Garcia de Orta, Série Zoologia. 21 (1): 117–126. ISSN 0870-0001.
- Bowser, Matthew L. (2019). "Bristletails of North America". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
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