Diplura
order of hexapods
The Diplura are a biological order. It is one of the four groups of hexapods, with insects, springtails and Protura.
| Diplurans Temporal range: Upper Carboniferous
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| Order: | Diplura
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The Dipleura are sometimes called "two-pronged bristletails". About 800 species have been described, of which around 70 occur in North America, 12 in Great Britain and two in Australia.
