Parapetrobius

Parapetrobius
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Archaeognatha
Family:	Machilidae
Genus:	Parapetrobius Mendes, 1980
Species:	P. azoricus
Binomial name
Parapetrobius azoricus Mendes, 1980

Parapetrobius is a genus of jumping bristletails in the family Machilidae. Currently, there is one described species, Parapetrobius azoricus, which has only been found on Pico Island and the Formigas Islets in the archipelago of the Azores

Further reading

• Bowser, Matthew L. (2019). "Bristletails of North America". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
• Mendes, Luís F. (1990). "An annotated list of generic and specific names of Machilidae (Microcoryphia, Insecta) with identification keys for the genera and geographical notes". Estudos, Ensaios e Documentos: 1–127. ISSN 0870-001X.
• Mendes, Luís F. (2002). "Taxonomy of Zygentoma and Microcoryphia: historical overview, present status and goals for the new millennium". Pedobiologia. 46 (3–4): 225–233. doi:10.1078/0031-4056-00129.
• 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.
• Sturm, Helmut; Bach de Roca, Carmen (1993). "On the systematics of the Archaeognatha (Insecta)". Entomologia Generalis. 18 (1–2): 55–90. doi:10.1127/entom.gen/18/1993/55.