Archaeognatha

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Archaeognatha is an ancient order of wingless, jumping insects characterized by elongated bodies, large compound eyes, and three tail-like appendages.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Archaeognatha canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf order of insects ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
activityPattern mostly nocturnal ⓘ
bodyLengthRange about 5–20 mm ⓘ
class Insecta ⓘ
commonName jumping bristletails ⓘ
considered among most primitive living insects ⓘ
containsFamily Machilidae ⓘ
Machilopsidae ⓘ
Meinertellidae ⓘ
developmentType ametabolous ⓘ
diet algae ⓘ
detritus ⓘ
lichens ⓘ
mosses ⓘ
differsFrom Zygentoma by arched thorax and jumping ability ⓘ
distinguishedFrom Zygentoma ⓘ
excretion Malpighian tubules ⓘ
fossilRecord Devonian ⓘ
geographicDistribution worldwide ⓘ
habitat coastal areas ⓘ
forest floors ⓘ
leaf litter ⓘ
rocky habitats ⓘ
hasCharacteristic ability to jump by flexing abdomen ⓘ
ametabolous development ⓘ
arched thorax ⓘ
dorsally contiguous compound eyes ⓘ
elongated body ⓘ
indirect sperm transfer ⓘ
jumping ability ⓘ
large compound eyes ⓘ
long antennae ⓘ
no wings in any life stage ⓘ
primitive mandibular articulation ⓘ
scales on body ⓘ
styli on abdominal segments ⓘ
three tail-like appendages ⓘ
wingless ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
locomotion jumping ⓘ
walking ⓘ
numberOfDescribedSpecies approximately 500 ⓘ
phylum Arthropoda ⓘ
reproduction indirect sperm deposition on substrate ⓘ
respiration tracheal system ⓘ
subphylum Hexapoda ⓘ
superorder Archaeognathomorpha ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Insecta → includesOrder → Archaeognatha ⓘ