Oligotomidae Enderlein 1909

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scientific name	Oligotomidae Enderlein 1909
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Oligotomidae View in CoL is one of the 13 extant families of Embioptera . It is distinguished from the other families by the combination of the following characteristics: male terminalia strongly asymmetrical; left basal cercus (LC1) not fused, elongate and slender; mandibles robust with prominent teeth; 10th tergite (10T) incompletely divided to 10LP and 10RP; MA vein not bifurcated ( Ross 2007; Miller et al. 2012). The family is composed of six genera, Aposthonia Krauss 1911 View in CoL , Bulbosembia Ross 2007 View in CoL , Eosembia Ross 2007 View in CoL , Haploembia Verhoeff 1904 View in CoL , Lobosembia Ross 2007 View in CoL , and Oligotoma Westwood 1837 View in CoL .

Distribution: Asia, Australasia, Mediterranean but some species have been introduced to other parts of the world ( Ross 2007).

Remarks: Oligotomidae is one of the four families of webspinners found in Southeast Asia, the other three being Embonychidae Navas , Ptilocerembiidae Miller and Edgerly , and Teratembiidae Krauss ( Ross 2007, Poolprasert 2014). So far, it is the only family recorded in the Philippines.