Procampodeidae

Silvestri, 1948

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is a of two-pronged bristletails in the order Diplura, class . Members of this family are small, soil-dwelling hexapods with reduced or absent and characteristic paired caudal appendages. The family was established by Silvestri in 1948 and belongs to the suborder Rhabdura. Procampodeidae represents one of several families within the campodeoid lineage of diplurans.

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How to pronounce Procampodeidae: /proʊˌkæmpoʊˈdiːaɪdiː/

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Taxonomic placement

is classified within the suborder Rhabdura, characterized by the absence of lateral abdominal appendages (pleurites), distinguishing them from the Diplura suborder which retains these structures.

Observation rarity

This has only 5 observations on iNaturalist, reflecting the cryptic, subterranean lifestyle of diplurans and the difficulty of field identification to family level.

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