Biology:Machilinus aurantiacus

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Short description: Species of jumping bristletail

Machilinus aurantiacus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Archaeognatha
Family: Meinertellidae
Genus: Machilinus
Species:
M. aurantiacus
Binomial name
Machilinus aurantiacus
(Schött, 1897)

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

These two subspecies belong to the species Machilinus aurantiacus:

  • Machilinus aurantiacus aurantiacus (Schött, 1897)
  • Machilinus aurantiacus setosus Sturm & Bach, 1992

References

  1. "Machilinus aurantiacus Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=685051. Retrieved 2019-09-23. 
  2. "Machilinus aurantiacus". https://www.gbif.org/species/1421077. Retrieved 2019-09-23. 
  3. Will, Kip; Gross, Joyce; Rubinoff, Daniel; Powell, Jerry A. (2020). Field Guide to California Insects. Oakland, California: University of California Press. pp. 42. ISBN 9780520288744. 

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q10573523 entry