New insights in the taxonomy of Lepismatidae (Insecta, Zygentoma) with an updated key to genera and future challenges
Author
Molero-Baltanás, Rafael
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Department of Zoology, University of Córdoba, C- 1 Campus de Rabanales, 14071 - Córdoba, Spain.
ba1mobar@uco.es
Author
Gaju-Ricart, Miquel
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Department of Zoology, University of Córdoba, C- 1 Campus de Rabanales, 14071 - Córdoba, Spain.
ba1garim@uco.es
Author
Smith, Graeme B.
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Australian Museum Research Institute, Australian Museum, 1 William Street, Sydney NSW 2010, Australia.
graeme.smith@austmus.gov.au
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European Journal of Taxonomy
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2024-06-28
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https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2587/11789
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Ctenolepismatinae
(about 190 species in 20 genera,
Fig. 21
)
A large and widespread subfamily including several peridomestic pests of minor importance. Different genera dominate in different regions, e.g.,
Ctenolepisma
in Africa/Eurasia,
Acrotelsella
in
Australia
and
Stylifera
as Neotropical. Fossil specimens have been described from 99 Ma Burmese amber and 20–25 Ma Dominican amber.
Much work is still required including collection and examination of existing material within museum collections. This work would benefit from molecular data which is quite limited at the moment, and the use of scanning electron microscopy, particularly of scales and the distribution of sensilla, to establish more robust phylogenies. The genera
Ctenolepisma
and
Thermobia
are under revision, and they will probably be divided into several genera, but not following the criteria of
Kaplin (1993)
. The genus
Acrotelsella
is also under revision; the first results are the works by Smith and Mitchell (
Smith 2015
;
Smith & Mitchell 2022
, etc.) based on Australian species and
Hazra
et al
. (2023)
on an Indian species. The new genus described in this work contains the only known American species of the group.