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Checklist for Family Lepismatidae Latreille, 1802 (Lepismatid Fishmoths)
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thysanura
Leach, 1815
Common Bristletails, Firebrats, Silverfishes
1
4
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Zygentoma
Latreille, 1796
Fishmoths, Silverfish, Silverfishes
1
4
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lepismatoidea
Parker, 1982
1
4
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLepismatidae
Latreille, 1802
Lepismatid Fishmoths, Silverfish, Typical Silverfishes
4
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
4 Genera with 5 Species
Acrotelsa Escherich, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Acrotelsella Silvestri, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Ctenolepisma Escherich, 19822SpeciesTaxom
Lepitrochisma Mendes, 19811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
5 Species
Acrotelsa voeltzkowi (Escherich, 1910)⇒ Acrotelsella voeltzkowi Escherich, 1910
Acrotelsella voeltzkowi Escherich, 1910
Ctenolepisma (Ctenolepisma) basilewskyi Wygodzinsky, 1965
Ctenolepisma (Ctenolepisma) unipectinata Mendes, 1982
Lepitrochisma lawrencei Mendes, 1981

Subnodes of Lepismatidae with occurrences in Kenya
SubfamilyAcrotelsatinae
Mendes, 1991
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCtenolepismatinae
Mendes, 1991
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLepismatinae
Latreille, 1802
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Lepismatidae at artfakta.se
Lepismatidae at biodiversity.org.au
Lepismatidae at dyntaxa.se
Lepismatidae at gbif.org
Lepismatidae at irmng.org
Lepismatidae at itis.gov