Lepisma

Lepisma
	silverfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Subclass:	Apterygota
Order:	Zygentoma
Family:	Lepismatidae
Genus:	Lepisma; Linnaeus, 1758
Species include
	Lepisma albomaculata; Lepisma angustothoracica; Lepisma baetica; Lepisma bogdanowi; Lepisma chlorosoma; Lepisma deserticola; Lepisma devadasii; Lepisma elegans; Lepisma indica; Lepisma intermedia; Lepisma lucasi; Lepisma pfluegeri; Lepisma psammophila; Lepisma saccharina - silverfish; Lepisma sesotho; Lepisma simulatrix;

Lepisma is a genus of primitive insects belonging to the family Lepismatidae. The most familiar member of the genus is the silverfish (L. saccharina), a commensal of humans worldwide.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p "Lepisma - Overview - Encyclopedia of Life". Encyclopedia of Life.
^ "Lepisma saccharina". Encyclopedia of Life. January 2014.

External links

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[Lepisma-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p "Lepisma - Overview - Encyclopedia of Life". Encyclopedia of Life.

[2] "Lepisma saccharina". Encyclopedia of Life. January 2014.

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