Lepismatidae

Taxonavigation

Lepismatidae

Taxonavigation: Zygentoma
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Cladus: "Basal Dicondylia" Ordo: Zygentoma

Familia: Lepismatidae
Subfamiliae (6): Acrotelsatinae - Ctenolepismatinae - Heterolepismatinae - Lepismatinae - Mirolepismatinae - Silvestrellatinae
[source: Mendes (1991)]

Overview of genera (41)

Acrotelsa - Acrotelsella - Afrolepisma - Allacrotelsa - Anallacrotelsa - Anisolepisma - Apteryskenoma - Asiolepisma - Ctenolepisma - Desertinoma - Gopsilepisma - Hemilepisma - Heterolepisma - Hyperlepisma - Lepisma - Lepismina - Lepitrochisma - Leucolepisma - Mirolepisma - Monachina - Mormisma - Namibmormisma - Namunukulina - Nebkhalepisma - Neoasterolepisma - Ornatilepisma - Panlepisma - Paracrotelsa - Peltiolepisma - Primacrotelsa - Prolepismina - Psammolepisma - Sabulepisma - Sceletolepisma - Silvestrella - Stylifera - Swalepisma - Thermobia - Tricholepisma - Xenolepisma - †Burmalepisma

Name

• Lepismatidae Latreille, 1802

References

• Mendes, L.F. 1991: On the phylogeny of the genera of Lepismatidae (Insecta: Zygentoma). Pp. 3-13 in Veeresh, G.K.; Rajagopal, D. & Viraktamath, C.A. (eds.) Advances in Management and Conservation of Soil Fauna. New Delhi: Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pty Ltd. Google books (snippet view)
• Paclt, J. 1967: Thysanura, Fam. Lepidotrichidae, Maindroniidae, Lepismatidae. Genera insectorum, 218: 1-86. [not seen]
• Wygodzinsky, P. 1972: A review of the silverfish (Lepismatidae, Thysanura) of the United States and the Caribbean area. American Museum novitates, 2481: 1-26.

Links

• Australian Faunal Directory

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Silberfischchen
English: Silverfish
Magyar: Pikkelykefélék
Nederlands: Zilvervisjes
日本語: シミ科

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