The Bristletails (Archaeognatha) of South Africa

Compiled by John Irish

National Museum, Bloemfontein, South Africa

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CONTENTS

1. Introduction
2. Resources
3. The Families

Introduction

The hump-backed bristletails of South Africa are currently classified into one family, Meinertellidae. The distributions and the periods of adult activity are taken from Wygodzinsky (1955).

Resources

Information about the Archaeognatha and their phylogenetic position can be obtained from

BIOSIS Internet Resource Guide - Archaeognatha

Archaeognatha page of The Tree of Life.

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Order: ARCHAEOGNATHA

Meinertellidae

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This part of A Catalogue of South African Insects revised: