Afrochilis insularis
Appearance
Afrochilis insularis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Archaeognatha |
Family: | Machilidae |
Genus: | Afrochilis |
Species: | A. insularis
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Binomial name | |
Afrochilis insularis Sturm, 2001
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Afrochilis insularis is the only known member of the genus Afrochilis of the family Machilidae, which is from the order Archaeognatha.[1] It is endemic to the Socotra archipelago, a group of isolated islands.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Afrochilis". gbif.org. Retrieved 25 Jun 2014.
- ^ "Socotra Archipelago – a lifeboat in the sea of changes: advancement in Socotran insect biodiversity survey pg.13" (PDF). aemnp.eu. ACTA ENTOMOLOGICA MUSEI NATIONALIS PRAGAE. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-11. Retrieved 25 Jun 2014.