Atelurinae
Atelurinae is a subfamily of primitive insects belonging to the order Zygentoma. Once considered an independent family, it is now treated as a subfamily within the Nicoletiidae. They are generally found in association with ants or termites, living as inquilines in the hosts' nests. They are typically small, tear-drop or sub-ovoid in body shape, light yellow in color and lacking eyes. The subfamily is quite diverse, with more than 140 described species in about 70 genera; many of the genera are monotypic.
11 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first
Atelura
genusAtelura
Grassiella
genusGrassiella
Proatelurina
genusProatelurina
Australiatelura
genusAustraliatelura
Malayatelura
genusMalayatelura
Allograssiella
genusAllograssiella
Dodecastyla
genusDodecastyla
Lasiotheus
genusLasiotheus
Pseudogastrotheus
genusPseudogastrotheus
Assmuthia
genusAssmuthia
Atopatelura
genusAtopatelura
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1205615.