Thermobia aegyptiaca is a species of silverfish in the family Lepismatidae. The species was described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1840 based on specimens collected in Egypt. Thermobia aegyptiaca is distributed in Africa and the eastern Mediterranean Basin.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Zygentoma |
| Family: | Lepismatidae |
| Genus: | Thermobia |
| Species: | T. aegyptiaca
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| Thermobia aegyptiaca (H. Lucas, 1840)
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The species has been found to be associated with the termite species Psammotermes hybostoma.[1]
As the type specimens were not available for later study,[3] a neotype originating from Helwan was designated.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Paclt, Jiří (1967). "Thysanura. Fam. Lepidotrichidae, Maindroniidae, Lepismatidae". Genera Insectorum. 218e: 1–86.
- ^ Irish, J. (2018). "Contribution to the knowledge of southern African Lepismatidae (Thysanura, Insecta)" (PDF). Namibian Journal of Environment. 2 (Section A): 22–127. S2CID 91480836. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-02-10.
- ^ Irish, J. (1988). "Revision of Thermobia Bergroth (Thysanura: Lepismatidae)". Cimbebasia (Series A). 10: 15–30.
- ^ Molero Baltanás, Rafael; Gaju Ricart, Miguel; Bach de Roca, Carmen (2012). "New data for a revision of the genus Ctenolepisma (Zygentoma: Lepismatidae): redescription of Ctenolepisma lineata and new status for Ctenolepisma nicoletii". Annales de la Société entomologique de France. Nouvelle série. 48 (1–2): 66–80. doi:10.1080/00379271.2012.10697753.
Further reading
edit- Mendes, Luís F. (1996). "Some new data on the Microcoryphia and Zygentoma (Insecta) from the United States". Garcia de Orta, Série Zoologia. 21 (1): 117–126. ISSN 0870-0001.
- Farris, Sarah M. (2005). "Developmental organization of the mushroom bodies of Thermobia domestica (Zygentoma, Lepismatidae): insights into mushroom body evolution from a basal insect". Evolution & Development. 7 (2): 150–159. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.458.8772. doi:10.1111/j.1525-142X.2005.05017.x. PMID 15733313. S2CID 7471843.
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