Systematic Position
Kingdom: Animalia
Sub-kingdom: Eumetazoa
Super-phylum: Ecdysosoa
Phylum: Arthropoda
Sub-phylum: Hexapoda
Class 2 : Entognatha
Protura an Entognatha (source wikipedia)
Entognatha Characteristics
Ø A very small group of hexapods
Ø Similar to class insecta
Ø Differs from class Insecta in the following features:
Ø Wings absent, hence no flying capacity
Ø Mouth parts are entognathous (mouth parts enveloped), hence the name
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