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GBS wrote:
16 May 2025
The species is certainly a jumping bristletail (Archaeognatha) and probably belonging to the family most common in Australia (Meinertellidae) but I am not at all confident that it is Machiloides granulatus (unless it was photogrpahed at the type locality). It could also be a species of Nesomachilis. The Australian bristletail fauna is very poorly known. Machiloides granulatus has only been collected once (south of Mudgee) as far as I know. Unfortunately we have nobody in Australia working on this order and overseas expertise is also very limited.
It would be safer to identify it simply to order rather than guessing the family, genus or species.
Machiloides granulatus
KimberiRP wrote:
15 May 2025
Nice find!
Machiloides granulatus
KimberiRP wrote:
15 May 2025
Machiloides granulatus (Archaeognatha: Meinertellidae)
Machiloides granulatus
MichaelBedingfield wrote:
17 Apr 2025
Thanks GBS
Meinertellidae (family)
GBS wrote:
17 Apr 2025
This is a jumping bristletail. It probably belongs to the family Meinertellidae but this ancient insect group has been very poorly studied in Australia.
Meinertellidae (family)

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