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Sceletolepisma

Sceletolepisma is a genus of primitive insects in the order Zygentoma that is closely related to the silverfish and firebrat but less reliant on human habitation, some species being found both indoors and outdoors and some found exclusively outdoors. The genus is distributed nearly worldwide in warm regions.

Nomenclature

Many members of the genus Sceletolepisma have been previously included in other genera, such as Ctenolepisma. Most authors have historically treated the nomenclatural gender of Sceletolepisma as feminine, but in 2018 the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature issued a formal ruling (ICZN Opinion 2427) stating the gender of Lepisma (and all genera with that ending) is neuter, following ICZN Article 30, which resulted in changes to the spelling of several species.

Diversity

There are roughly 40 extant species presently recognized as valid in the genus:

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