Oligotoma is a genus of webspinners, insects in the order Embioptera, also known as Embiidina.[1] The type species is Oligotoma saundersii and the type locality the Indian subcontinent.[2] The males have wings but the females are flightless. Embiids are recognisable by the enlarged front tarsi, which contain a large number of silk glands that they use to spin the threads they use for building the tubes and galleries in which they live.[3]
The Embioptera Species File lists the following species:-[2]
Oligotoma is a genus of webspinners, insects in the order Embioptera, also known as Embiidina. The type species is Oligotoma saundersii and the type locality the Indian subcontinent. The males have wings but the females are flightless. Embiids are recognisable by the enlarged front tarsi, which contain a large number of silk glands that they use to spin the threads they use for building the tubes and galleries in which they live.
