Vergleichende anatomisch-histologische Untersuchungen anLepisma saccharina Linné und der MyrmecophilenAtelura formicaria Heyden (Beitrag zur Myrmecophilie, erster Abschnitt)

Pohl, Lothar

doi:10.1007/bf02224155

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“…The literature on Lepisma saccharinum is very extensive, although several incorrect identifications and descriptive errors should be assessed, especially those that are more recent ( Bai et al 2020 , Querner et al 2022 ; see Supplementary Material 4 ). Some morphological studies have been published to describe its types of antennal sensilla ( Adel 1984 , Hädicke et al 2016 ), its biology and its internal anatomy: for example, Sahrhage (1954) , Pohl (1957) , etc. The name “common silverfish” has been used for L. saccharinum in some papers, but in most parts of its geographical range, it seems that C. longicaudatum is becoming more frequent.…”

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Worldwide revision of synanthropic silverfish (Insecta: Zygentoma: Lepismatidae) combining morphological and molecular data

Molero-Baltanás,

Mitchell,

Gaju-Ricart

et al. 2024

Journal of Insect Science

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Synanthropic silverfish are the best-known and most widely distributed insects of the order Zygentoma. However, there is a great gap in the knowledge and confusion about the geographic distribution and the diagnostic characteristics that allow their identification. In this work, we provide an exhaustive and deep analysis of the most common 9 synanthropic silverfish of the world, combining previously published and newly derived morphological and molecular data. Updated descriptions of Ctenolepisma calvum (Ritter, 1910) and Ctenolepisma (Sceletolepisma) villosum (Fabricius, 1775) are included, and morphological remarks, illustrations, and photographs of the remaining synanthropic species are provided to clarify their diagnosis and differentiation among them and from other free-living species. In addition, Ctenolepisma targionii (Grassi and Rovelli, 1889) is synonymized with C. villosum. A molecular phylogeny is presented based on the COI sequences of all the synanthropic species deposited in BOLD and GenBank, with 15 new sequences provided by this study. This has allowed us to detect and correct a series of identification errors based on the lack of morphological knowledge of several species. Moreover, 2 different lineages of Ctenolepisma longicaudatumEscherich, 1905 have also been detected. To help future studies, we also provide a taxonomic interpretation guide for the most important diagnostic characters of the order Zygentoma, as well as an identification key for all the Synanthropic studied species. Finally, an approximation of the global distribution of synanthropic silverfish is discussed. Several new records indicate that the expansion of these species, generally associated with the transport of goods and people, is still far from over.

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