The insect order Embiidina comprises approximately 14 extant families and 400 described species. Embiidina is a remarkably understudied group, whose phylogenetic relationships are poorly understood. The phylogeny of Embiidina was investigated using molecular data. Six genes were sequenced (COI, Ef-l alpha, Wnt, H3, 28S rRNA, 18S rRNA) for the families Andesembiidae, Anisembiidae, Archembiidae, Australembiidae, Clothodidae, Embiidae, Embonychidae, Notoligotomidae, Oligotomidae, and Teratembiidae. Preliminary data suggest that the families Anisembiidae, Teratembiidae, Australembiidae, and Oligotomidae are monophyletic and Embiidae and Archembiidae are paraphyletic. We will present the first molecular phylogenetic hypothesis for Embiidina, and discuss the importance of the phylogeny towards understanding embiid behavior and silk evolution.