Lepismatinae, Latreille, 1802

Molero-Baltanás, Rafael, Gaju-Ricart, Miquel & Smith, Graeme B., 2024, New insights in the taxonomy of Lepismatidae (Insecta, Zygentoma) with an updated key to genera and future challenges, European Journal of Taxonomy 943 (1), pp. 80-126 : 120

Lepismatinae

(79 species in 8 genera, Fig. 23 )

Most common in Africa, Europe and Eurasia but also in North America and Australia. This family probably has quite ancient Pangean origins. Fossil specimens described from 99 Ma Burmese amber and 38–50 Ma Baltic amber. Some citations of Lepisma wasmanni Moniez, 1894 from South America have not been included due to the suspicion that they were transported by man. Most genera were updated by Mendes (1988) and a key for Mediterranean species associated with ants is given by Robla et al. (2023). The status of Neoasterolepisma and Tricholepisma is under revision, since it has been proven that the genus Tricholepisma is not a natural group. Mendes (1991) included Allacrotelsa in Lepismatinae , but the position of this genus is not clear.

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Fig. 23. World distribution of representatives of the subfamily Lepismatinae Latreille, 1802.