Lepidotrichidae is a family of basal insects belonging to the order Zygentoma (silverfish and allies) The family contains the extinct Lepidotrix, known from specimens preserved in Eocene aged European amber. The extant genus Tricholepidion, which contains a single species, Tricholepidion gertschi from western North America, has also been typically considered a member of the family. However, some more recent research has suggested that the two genera are not particularly closely related, and Tricholepidion should instead be assigned to its own family Tricholepidiidae.[1]
| Lepidotrichidae | |
|---|---|
| |
| Drawing of Lepidotrix | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Zygentoma |
| Family: | Lepidotrichidae Silvestri, 1912 |
| Genera | |
.jpg)
References
edit- ^ Engel, Michael S. (2006). "A note on the relic silverfish Tricholepidion gertschi (Zygentoma)". Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science. 109 (3–4): 236–238. doi:10.1660/0022-8443(2006)109[236:ANOTRS]2.0.CO;2. JSTOR 20476277.
External links
edit- Lepidotrichidae. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
 | This Zygentoma-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |