Parapetrobius azoricus: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Archaeognatha
Family
Machilidae
Genus
Parapetrobius
Species
Parapetrobius azoricus
Scientific Name
Parapetrobius azoricus

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Parapetrobius azoricus

Parapetrobius azoricus is a species of jumping bristletails, in the family Machilidae, that inhabits the Azores. It is the only species in Parapetrobius.

The species were first identified by Portuguese entomologist, Luis Fernando Marques Mendes in 1980, on the Formigas Islets, a group of small rocky outcrops in the eastern group of the Azores archipelago. The species were also subsequently found in the Lajes coastal area on Pico Island.

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