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Michael D. Maehr, Author,
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Illinois Natural History Survey
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Heidi Hopkins, Author,
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Ithaca College, New York, USA
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David C. Eades, Database Developer,
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Illinois Natural History Survey
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The Embioptera Species File (ESF) is a taxonomic database of the scientific names of the world's webspinners (Order Embioptera = Embiidina = Embiodea). The goal of ESF is to foster research and learning on webspinners, while increasing our understanding of the world's biodiversity. The ESF has information for approximately 400 valid species and 600 total names. Both extinct and extant species are included. Type specimen information is currently available on over half the species. Plans are under development for adding images, distributions and ecological information.
To see information contained in the database, use the links across the top of the
page. Click on
Search to find a specific taxon or other kinds of information. Clicking
on Taxa will make the
order Embioptera your current taxon unless you have previously moved to a different
taxon in this session.
This website and database use Species File Software. Information about the
design and use of SFS may be found on a separate website.
Other Places to Start
This database is updated from the literature annually between November and January. Earlier updates to the database are accommodated if a publication is sent as an email attachment to the contact email below.
Please send comments and questions about the database and its development to Heidi
Hopkins (send
mail). When referencing this website, please use the following format: Maehr, Hopkins & Eades. Embioptera Species File Online. Version
5.0/5.0. [retrieval date]. <http://Embioptera.SpeciesFile.org>.
Use http://Embioptera.SpeciesFile.org
to bookmark this website.
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