''Campodea'' is a genus of small, white, bristle-tailed
arthropod
Arthropods ( ) are invertebrates in the phylum Arthropoda. They possess an arthropod exoskeleton, exoskeleton with a cuticle made of chitin, often Mineralization (biology), mineralised with calcium carbonate, a body with differentiated (Metam ...
s in the order
Diplura
The order Diplura ("two-pronged bristletails") is one of three orders of non-insect hexapods within the class Entognatha (alongside Collembola (springtails) and Protura). The name "diplura", or "two tails", refers to the characteristic pair o ...
. The best known species, ''Campodea staphylinus'', has a wide distribution across much of
Europe
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. It lives in damp places under stones, fallen trees, or in rotten wood and leaves. Although blind, it immediately crawls away on exposure to the light into the nearest crevice or other sheltered spot, feeling the way with its antennae.
There are at least 130 described species in ''Campodea''.
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See also
* List of Campodea species
This is a list of 134 species in '' Campodea'', a genus of two-pronged bristletails in the family Campodeidae.
''Campodea'' species
* '' Campodea alluvialis'' Sendra
* '' Campodea anacua'' Wygodzinsky, 1944
* '' Campodea anae'' Sendra & Teruel
* ...
References
Further reading
Fauna Europaea entry for ''Campodea''
Retrieved January 26, 2006.
Fauna Europaea entry for ''Campodea staphylinus''
Retrieved January 26, 2006.
External links
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Diplura
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