A jumping bristletail, Trigoniophthalmus alternatus, in Howard Co., Maryland (6/25/2015). This represents of new order, Archaeognatha, of insects for MBP!
Trigoniophthalmus alternatus in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/18/2021).
Trigoniophthalmus alternatus in Garrett Co., Maryland (4/23/2016).
Trigoniophthalmus alternatus on Smoky-eye Boulder Lichen in Howard Co., Maryland (6/25/2015).
Trigoniophthalmus alternatus in Washington Co., Maryland (8/5/2014). (c) Birder20714, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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"This species was introduced from Europe sometime around 1911. It has been spreading in the Northeastern United States ever since. In the North American population the parthenogenetic females reproduce without the need for males" (Richard Orr).
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A jumping bristletail, Trigoniophthalmus alternatus, in Howard Co., Maryland (6/25/2015). This represents of new order, Archaeognatha, of insects for MBP!
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Trigoniophthalmus alternatus in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/18/2021).
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Jim Moore.
Trigoniophthalmus alternatus in Garrett Co., Maryland (4/23/2016).
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Rick Borchelt.
Trigoniophthalmus alternatus on Smoky-eye Boulder Lichen in Howard Co., Maryland (6/25/2015).
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Bonnie Ott.
Trigoniophthalmus alternatus in Washington Co., Maryland (8/5/2014). (c) Birder20714, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Archaeognatha |
| Family: | Machilidae |
| Genus: | Trigoniophthalmus |
| Species: | T. alternatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Trigoniophthalmus alternatus (Silvestri, 1904)
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Trigoniophthalmus alternatus is a species of jumping bristletail in the family Machilidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China) and North America.[1][2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Trigoniophthalmus alternatus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Trigoniophthalmus alternatus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Trigoniophthalmus alternatus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
Further reading
[edit]- Mendes, Luís F. (1990). "An annotated list of generic and specific names of Machilidae (Microcoryphia, Insecta) with identification keys for the genera and geographical notes". Estudos, Ensaios e Documentos: 1–127. ISSN 0870-001X.
- Mendes, Luís F. (1996). "Some new data on the Microcoryphia and Zygentoma (Insecta) from the United States". Garcia de Orta, Série Zoologia. 21 (1): 117–126. ISSN 0870-0001.
- Bowser, Matthew L. (2019). "Bristletails of North America". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
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