Allopsontus is a genus of the family Machilidae which belongs to the insect order Archaeognatha (jumping bristletails). Certain species in this genus have been found as high as 5 kilometres above sea level on the Himalayas.
Species
This genus contains 13 species.
- Allopsontus annandalei <small>Silvestri, 1911</small>
- Allopsontus armenicus <small>Mendes, 1983</small>
- Allopsontus davydovae <small>Kaplin, 1987</small>
- Allopsontus europaeus <small>Kaplin, 1983</small>
- Allopsontus kerzhneri <small>Kaplin, 1982</small>
- Allopsontus lineatus <small>Kaplin, 2002</small>
- Allopsontus oubehi <small>Bitsch, 1968</small>
- Allopsontus schmidi <small>Wygodzinsky, 1974</small>
- Allopsontus spinosissimus <small>Mendes, 1981</small>
- Allopsontus swani <small>Wygodzinsky, 1974</small>
- Allopsontus tianshanicus <small>Kaplin, 1982</small>
- Allopsontus tuxeni <small>Wygodzinsky, 1950</small>
- Allopsontus wygodzinskyi <small>Bitsch, 1968</small>
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