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Allopsontus

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Allopsontus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Archaeognatha
Family: Machilidae
Genus: Allopsontus
Silvestri, 1911

Allopsontus is a genus of the family Machilidae which belongs to the insect order Archaeognatha (jumping bristletails). Certain species in this genus have been found as high as 5 kilometres above sea level on the Himalayas.[1]

Species

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  • Allopsontus annandalei Silvestri, 1911
  • Allopsontus armenicus Mendes, 1983
  • Allopsontus davydovae Kaplin, 1987
  • Allopsontus europaeus Kaplin, 1983
  • Allopsontus kerzhneri Kaplin, 1982
  • Allopsontus lineatus Kaplin, 2002
  • Allopsontus oubehi Bitsch, 1968
  • Allopsontus schmidi Wygodzinsky, 1974
  • Allopsontus spinosissimus Mendes, 1981
  • Allopsontus swani Wygodzinsky, 1974
  • Allopsontus tianshanicus Kaplin, 1982
  • Allopsontus tuxeni Wygodzinsky, 1950
  • Allopsontus wygodzinskyi Bitsch, 1968

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References

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  1. ^ Resh, Vincent H.; Cardé, Ring T., eds. (2009). Encyclopedia of Insects (2nd ed.). Amsterdam: Elsevier/Academic Press. p. 50. ISBN 9780080920900.
  2. ^ "Allopsontus". gbif.org. Retrieved 24 Jun 2014.