WThe order Embioptera, commonly known as webspinners or footspinners, are a small group of mostly tropical and subtropical insects, classified under the subclass Pterygota. The order has also been called Embiodea or Embiidina. More than 400 species in 11 families have been described, the oldest known fossils of the group being from the mid-Jurassic. Species are very similar in appearance, having long, flexible bodies, short legs, and only males having wings.
WAustralembiidae is a family of webspinners in the order Embioptera. There is at least one genus, Metoligotoma, in the family Australembiidae.
WEmbiidae is a family of webspinners in the order Embioptera. There are more than 20 genera and 80 described species in Embiidae.
WHaploembia is a genus of webspinners in the family Oligotomidae. There are at least three described species in Haploembia. They are native to the Mediterranean, but have been observed in the Western united states, and are adventive elsewhere.
WHaploembia solieri is a species of webspinner in the family Oligotomidae. It is found in Europe, Northern Asia, and North America.
WOligotoma nigra, also known as the black webspinner, is a species of insect in the order Embiidina, also known as Embioptera.
WOligotomidae is a family of webspinners in the order Embioptera. There are about 6 genera and at least 40 described species in Oligotomidae.