Entognatha
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The Entognatha are a class of wingless and ametabolous arthropods, which, together with the insects, makes up the subphylum Hexapoda. Their mouthparts are entognathous, meaning that they are retracted
Protura specimen micrograph
Diplura, a Two-pronged Bristletail — not closely related to three-pronged bristletails in the Archaeognatha
Collembola, family Sminthuridae
Diplura
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The order Diplura is one of three orders of non-insect hexapods within the class Entognatha. The name "diplura", or "double tail", refers to the characteristic pair of caudal appendages or filaments a
Entognatha
…unlike the insects. Entognatha are apterous, meaning that they lack wings. The class contains three orders: Collembola (springtails, 9000 species), Diplura ("two-tail", 1000 species) and Protura ("first-tail", 800 species). These three groups were historically united with the now-obsolete order Thysanura…
Diplura
A dipluran of the family Campodeidae
Anatomy of Campodea (Campodeidae) and Japyx (Japygidae)