Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Proturans Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Order: Protura Families    Acerentomidae    Eosentomidae    Protentomidae Proturans (order Protura) are one of the three hexapod groups that are not insects. They are whitish entognathous minute animals less than 1.5 mm in length. Proturans lack both eyes and antennae. Because they lack antennae they are often seen with their fore-legs held up as tactile organs. References http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/ http://www.itis.usda.gov Taxonomic Serial No: 99210 This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.