Journal article
A synopsis of the Diplura of North America: Keys to higher taxa, systematics, distributions and descriptions of new taxa (Arthropoda : Insecta)
Transactions of the American Entomological Society (1890), Vol.128(4), pp.403-466
01 Dec 2002
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Abstract
The order Diplura is considered as one of the most ancient groups of insects having evolved at least by the Devonian. They live either in the soil or under rocks and stones and in decaying organic matter. The dipluran fauna of North America has been studied by several workers but a synopsis of this fauna has not been published nor have there been any revisionary studies or cladistic and biogeographic analyses published. This paper brings together data from all the published works on the Diplura of North America in preparation for more extensive studies relevant to understanding evolutionary relationships and biogeographic patterns.
All the known North American species are listed, along with maps showing the distributions of most species. Two new species, Campodea ottei and Metriocampa aspinosa, and one new genus, Orientocampa (O. frigillis (Hilton)), are described. Keys to the families, subfamilies and genera are given.
In North America there are approximately 170 known species, 23 genera and 6 families. The known distributions of the taxa suggest very ancient, pre-cretaceous, patterns that have not been obscured by extensive dispersal.
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- Title
- A synopsis of the Diplura of North America: Keys to higher taxa, systematics, distributions and descriptions of new taxa (Arthropoda : Insecta)
- Creators
- R T Allen
- Publication Details
- Transactions of the American Entomological Society (1890), Vol.128(4), pp.403-466
- Publisher
- Amer Entomol Soc
- Number of pages
- 64
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Identifiers
- 991019319091804721
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