| Petrobius | |
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| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Archaeognatha | 
| Family: | Machilidae | 
| Genus: | Petrobius | 
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Petrobius is a genus of jumping bristletails in the family Machilidae. Many of these primitive insects are restricted to rocky shorelines.
Species
Species include:
- Petrobius adriaticus
 - Petrobius artemisiae
 - Petrobius brevistylis
 - Petrobius calcaratus
 - Petrobius crimeus
 - Petrobius maritimus
 - Petrobius persquamosus
 - Petrobius submutans
 - Petrobius superior
 
References
- Guide to the Insects of Britain and Western Europe, Michael Chinery 1986 (reprinted 1991) ISBN 0-00-219137-7
 
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