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Actaletidae

Actaletidae

[‚ak·tə′led·ə·dē]
(invertebrate zoology)
A family of insects belonging to the order Collembola characterized by simple tracheal systems.
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VI to anal valves also occurs in Actaletidae and some members of Isotomidae, indicating that this condition must be developed several times during the evolution of different groups of Collembola.
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