Protrinemuridae

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Protrinemuridae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Zygentoma
Family: Protrinemuridae
Mendes, 1988
Genera
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Protrinemuridae is a family of primitive insects belonging to the order Zygentoma. The family was previously classified as a subfamily of the Nicoletiidae, but raised to family level in 2002.[1]

The family comprises four genera:[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mendes, Luis F. (2002). "On the status of the "Protrinemurid" and "Atelurid" Thysanurans (Zygentoma: Insecta)". Boletim da Sociedade Portuguesa de Entomologia. 7: 201–211.
  2. ^ Mendes, Luis F. (2002). "New species and new data on Protrinemuridae and Nicoletiidae (Zygentoma) from Eastern Asia and Pacific islands". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. Nouvelle Série. 38 (4): 399–433. doi:10.1080/00379271.2002.10697352.