Machilidae

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title: Machilidae
text: The Machilidae are a family of insects belonging to the order Archaeognatha. There are around 450 described species worldwide. These insects are wingless, elongated and more or less cylindrical with a distinctive humped thorax and covered with tiny, close-fitting scales. The colour is usually grey or brown, sometimes intricately patterned. There are three "tails" at the rear of the abdomen: two cerci and a long central epiproct. They have large compound eyes, often meeting at a central point. Th
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description: Family of jumping bristletails
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machilidae
date created: 2006-07-24T12:34:39Z
date modified: 2024-09-14T18:32:07Z
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