On two new species of the genus Ctenolepisma (Zygentoma: Lepismatidae) from India Author Hazra, Ashis Kumar 0000-0001-5034-4045 Zoological Survey of India, M Block, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700053, India. & dr. ashishazra @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 5034 - 4045 dr.ashishazra@gmail.com Author Jana, Debanjan 0000-0002-7937-8326 Zoological Survey of India, M Block, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700053, India. & debanjanjana 4 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 7937 - 8326 debanjanjana4@gmail.com Author Mandal, Guru Pada 0000-0002-5688-1391 Zoological Survey of India, M Block, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700053, India. & gpmandal. zsi @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 5688 - 1391 gpmandal.zsi@gmail.com Author Molero-Baltanás, Rafael Departamento de Zoología, University of Córdoba, C- 1 Campus de Rabanales, 14071, Córdoba, Spain. text Zootaxa 2022 2022-12-16 5222 1 59 68 journal article 53741 10.11646/zootaxa.5222.1.4 4c72e83a-a2ff-4d4c-ba03-f3942260f47c 1175-5326 7456435 D686CDC4-7577-43BD-80A3-084226BA47E6 Identification key to Ctenolepisma s. str. species from India 1. Urotergite VII with 3+3 bristle-combs.................................................................... 6 - Urotergite VII with 2+2 bristle-combs.................................................................... 2 2. Urotergite VI with 3+3 bristle-combs..................................................................... 4 - Urotergite VI with 2+2 bristle-combs..................................................................... 3 3. Urotergite X without well-defined bristle-combs........................................ Ctenolepisma (C.) nigrum - Urotergite X with 1+1 bristle-combs............................................... Ctenolepisma (Ct.) tripurense 4. Prosternum with only 1+1 small bristle-combs consisting in a row of 3‒4 macrosetae. Ovipositor with fewer than 30 divisions.................................................................... Ctenolepisma (C.) udumalpetense sp. n. - Prosternum with at least 2+2 bristle-combs, frequently with more than 5 macrosetae each. Ovipositor with more than 35 divisions............................................................................................ 5 5. Epidermic pigment absent or yellowish. Caudal filaments and antennae as long as or longer than body length. Lateral margins of prosternum convex...................................................... Ctenolepisma (C.) longicaudatum - Epidermic pigment intense, especially in appendages, usually purplish brown. Caudal filaments shorter than body length, antennae at most as long as body. Lateral margins of prosternum straight.................... Ctenolepisma (C.) ciliatum 6. Infralateral combs of urotergites broad, composed of about 15 macrosetae. Apex of the ovipositor acute. Adult specimens reaching 15 mm in length......................................................... Ctenolepisma (C.) alticola - Infralateral combs of urotergites smaller, with 3‒8 macrosetae.Apex of the ovipositor rounded. Adult specimens smaller, length upto 9 mm .......................................................................................... 7 7. Labial palp bearing three sensory papillae. Ovipositor with 70 divisions............... Ctenolepisma (C.) boettgerianum - Labial palp bears nine sensory papillae. Ovipositor with 54‒56 divisions......... Ctenolepisma (C.) venkataramani sp. n.