Embiidae

Embiidae
Embia major - male and male nymph
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Embioptera
Suborder:	Euembiodea
Family:	Embiidae Burmeister, 1839

Embiidae is a family of webspinners in the order Embioptera. There are more than 20 genera and 80 described species in Embiidae.

Genera

These 23 genera belong to the family Embiidae:

• Acrosembia Ross, 2006
• Apterembia Ross, 1957
• Arabembia Ross, 1981
• Berlandembia Davis, 1940
• Chirembia Davis, 1940
• Cleomia Stefani, 1953
• Dihybocercus Enderlein, 1912
• Dinembia Davis, 1939
• Donaconethis Enderlein, 1909
• Embia Latreille, 1829
• Enveja Navás, 1916
• Leptembia Krauss, 1911
• Machadoembia Ross, 1952
• Macrembia Davis, 1940
• Metembia Davis, 1939
• Odontembia Davis, 1939
• Oedembia Ross, 2007
• Parachirembia Davis, 1940
• Parembia Davis, 1939
• Parthenembia Ross, 1960
• Pseudembia Davis, 1939
• † Electroembia Ross, 1956
• † Galloembdia Falières, Engel, & Nel, 2021
• † Lithembia Ross, 1984

Further reading

• Ross, Edward S. (1984). "A synopsis of the Embiidina of the United States". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 86: 82–93. ISBN 978-90-5782-035-9. ISSN 0013-8797.
• Ross, Edward S. (1970). "Biosystematics of the Embioptera". Annual Review of Entomology. 15: 157–172. doi:10.1146/annurev.en.15.010170.001105.
• Ross, Edward S. (1944). "A revision of the Embioptera, or web-spinners, of the New World". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 94 (3175): 401–504, 151 figs., 2 pls. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.94-3175.401.
• Szumik, Claudia A. (1996). "The higher classification of the order Embioptera: a cladistic analysis". Cladistics. 12 (1): 41–64. doi:10.1111/j.1096-0031.1996.tb00192.x. ISSN 0748-3007. S2CID 56217047.