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| Anajapygidae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Entognatha |
| Order: | Diplura |
| Superfamily: | Projapygoidea |
| Family: | Anajapygidae Bagnall, 1918 |
The Anajapygidae are a small family of diplurans. They can be distinguished by their relatively short, stout cerci, which discharge abdominal secretions.[1] Unlike most diplurans, which are largely predatory, these are scavengers.
Species
[edit]The family Anajapygidae contains two genera, with eight recognized species:[2]
- Anajapyx Silvestri, 1903
- Anajapyx amabilis Smith, 1960
- Anajapyx carli Pagés, 1997
- Anajapyx guineensis Silvestri, 1938
- Anajapyx menkei Smith, 1960
- Anajapyx mexicanus Silvestri, 1909
- Anajapyx stangei Smith, 1960
- Anajapyx vesiculosus Silvestri, 1903
- Paranajapyx Pagés, 1997
- Paranajapyx hermosus (L.Smith, 1960)
- Eoanajapyx Wang, Y., Sánchez-García, A., Sendra, A. et al. 2026[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Chinery, Michael (1986). Collins Guide to the Insects of Britain and Western Europe. London: Collins. ISBN 978-0-00-219170-8.
- ↑ Sendra, Alberto, ed. Anajapygidae Species Listing. Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University, 2007. Retrieved on July 27, 2010.
- ↑ Wang, Y., Sánchez-García, A., Sendra, A. et al. A new projapygoid from mid-Cretaceous amber of northern Myanmar (Diplura: Projapygoidea).PalZ (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12542-026-00776-x