Aposthonia gurneyi (Webspinner)
Order Embioptera; Family Oligotomidae (left cercus with normal, separate terminal segment, basal segment inwardly lobed, see Fig. 26.6C, Insects of Australia, CSIRO)
Aposthonia has 19 antennal segments, whereas Oligotoma, the other genus in this family has 11 segments. Aposthonia gurneyi (a species complex) is the only species in this genus found in NSW.
No sightings currently exist.
Species information
- Aposthonia gurneyi Scientific name
- Webspinner Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Machine learning
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