Scelembiidae Explained

Scelembiidae is a family of webspinners in the order Embioptera. There are about 16 genera and more than 40 described species in Scelembiidae.

Genera

These 16 genera belong to the family Scelembiidae:

• Ambonembia Ross, 2001
• Biguembia Szumik, 1997
• Conicercembia Ross, 1984
• Dolonembia Ross, 2001
• Ecuadembia Szumik, 2004
• Embolyntha Davis, 1940
• Gibocercus Szumik, 1997
• Litosembia Ross, 2001
• Malacosembia Ross, 2001
• Neorhagadochir Ross, 1944
• Ochrembia Ross, 2001
• Pachylembia Ross, 1984
• Pararhagadochir Davis, 1940
• Rhagadochir Enderlein, 1912
• Xiphosembia Ross, 2001
• Kumarembia Engel & Grimaldi, 2011
• Sorellembia Engel & Grimaldi, 2006
• Parasorellembia Anisyutkin & Perkovsky, 2022
• Multivena Lai, Yang, & Zhang, 2022

Further reading

• A synopsis of the Embiidina of the United States. 1984. Ross . Edward S.. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 86. 82–93. 978-90-5782-035-9. 0013-8797.
• Biosystematics of the Embioptera. 1970. Ross . Edward S.. Annual Review of Entomology. 15. 157–172. 10.1146/annurev.en.15.010170.001105.
• A revision of the Embioptera, or web-spinners, of the New World. 1944. Ross . Edward S.. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 94. 3175. 401–504, 151 figs., 2 pls. 10.5479/si.00963801.94-3175.401. 85127749.
• The higher classification of the order Embioptera: a cladistic analysis. 1996. Szumik . Claudia A.. Cladistics. 12. 1. 41–64. 0748-3007. 10.1111/j.1096-0031.1996.tb00192.x. free.