Lepisma

Lepisma; Temporal range: Late Miocene–Present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Silverfish
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Zygentoma
Family:	Lepismatidae
Genus:	Lepisma; Linnaeus, 1758
Species
	Lepisma adygei; Lepisma baeticum; Lepisma chlorosoma; Lepisma saccharinum - silverfish; Lepisma umbra; Lepisma xylophila;

Lepisma is a genus of primitive insects in the order Zygentoma and the family Lepismatidae.^[2]

The most familiar member of the genus Lepisma is the silverfish (L. saccharinum), a cosmopolitan species that likes damp habitats, tends to hide in crevices and is usually found in human habitations, becoming household pests under certain conditions.^[3] While the common name silverfish is used throughout the global literature to refer to various species of Zygentoma, the Entomological Society of America restricts use of the term solely for Lepisma saccharinum.^[4]

Nomenclature

Most authors have historically treated the nomenclatural gender of Lepisma 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 well-known species, including Lepisma saccharinum (formerly saccharina).^[5]

References

^ Smith, G.B. (2018). "Checklist of the World Zygentoma Fauna (unpublished)". The contribution of silverfish (Insecta: Zygentoma) to Australian invertebrate biodiversity and endemism (Ph.D thesis). Ballarat: Federation University Australia. pp. 64–75.
^ Sturm, H (2009). "Zygentoma". In Resh, V.H.; Cardé, R.T. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Insects (2nd edn.). Academic Press / Elsevier. pp. 1070–2.
^ Barnard, Peter (2011). The Royal Entomological Society Book of British Insects. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
^ Phillips, Eleanor F.; Gillett-Kaufman, Jennifer L. (2018). "Silverfish - Lepisma saccharina". Featured Creatures - Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
^ ICZN (2018). "Opinion 2427 (Case 3704) – Lepisma Linnaeus, 1758 (Insecta, Zygentoma, Lepismatidae): Direction 71 (1957) reversed". The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 75 (1): 290–294. doi:10.21805/bzn.v75.a064.

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[1] Smith, G.B. (2018). "Checklist of the World Zygentoma Fauna (unpublished)". The contribution of silverfish (Insecta: Zygentoma) to Australian invertebrate biodiversity and endemism (Ph.D thesis). Ballarat: Federation University Australia. pp. 64–75.

[2] Sturm, H (2009). "Zygentoma". In Resh, V.H.; Cardé, R.T. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Insects (2nd edn.). Academic Press / Elsevier. pp. 1070–2.

[3] Barnard, Peter (2011). The Royal Entomological Society Book of British Insects. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

[4] Phillips, Eleanor F.; Gillett-Kaufman, Jennifer L. (2018). "Silverfish - Lepisma saccharina". Featured Creatures - Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida. Retrieved 10 January 2021.

[5] ICZN (2018). "Opinion 2427 (Case 3704) – Lepisma Linnaeus, 1758 (Insecta, Zygentoma, Lepismatidae): Direction 71 (1957) reversed". The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 75 (1): 290–294. doi:10.21805/bzn.v75.a064.

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