Machilontus (Protumidolontus)

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Archaeognatha 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Cladus: Allotriocarida
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Subclassis: Monocondylia
Ordo: Archaeognatha

Familia: Meinertellidae
Genus: Machilontus
Subgenus: Machilontus (Protumidolontus)
Species: M. lii

Name

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Machilontus (Protumidolontus) Song, Mendes & Huang, 2012: 320

Type species: Machilontus (Protumidolontus) lii
Etymology: The new subgenus name is from the Latin “Protumidus”, which means the prominent frons in males. The termination “lontus” is after the suffi x of Machilontus Silvestri, 1912.

References

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  • Zhi-Shun Song, Luis F. Mendes and Fu-Sheng Huang. 2012: Review of Microcoryphia fauna from Vietnam, with new subgenus, new species of Machilontus Silvestri (Machiloidea: Meinertellidae), and new data for sexual dimorphism in the order. Raffles bulletin of zoology, 60(2): 313–327. PDF.