Family

Lepismatidae (Typical silverfishes)

Allacrotelsa spinulata. Photo: (c) Cedric Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Lepismatidae is a family of primitive wingless insects with about 190 described species. This family contains the two most familiar apterygotes, the silverfish (Lepisma saccharina) and the firebrat (Thermobia domestica).

— Wikipedia

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Order: Zygentoma (Silverfishes)
        Family: Lepismatidae (Typical silverfishes)
        Genus: Ctenolepisma (1)
        Genus: Allacrotelsa (1)
        Genus: Thermobia (1)

Subtaxa

Genus: Ctenolepisma

Genus: Allacrotelsa

Genus: Thermobia

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