Maindroniidae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Subclass: | Apterygota |
Order: | Thysanura |
Family: |
Maindroniidae Escherich, 1905 |
Genus: |
Maindronia Bouvier, 1897 |
Species include | |
Maindronia beieri
Maindronia neotropicalis
Maindroniidae is a very small family of basal insects belonging to the order Thysanura. It contains just a single genus, Maindronia, and a handful of species.
These distinctive insects are strictly coastal, being found along the arid coastline of Peru and Chile among seaweed.