A review of the silverfish (Lepismatidae, Thysanura) of the United States and the Caribbean area. American Museum novitates ; no. 2481

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dc.contributor.authorWygodzinsky, Pedro W.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2005-10-06T16:34:21Z
dc.date.available2005-10-06T16:34:21Z
dc.date.issued1972en_US
dc.description26 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 24-26).en_US
dc.description.abstract"An analysis of the composition of the lepismatid fauna of the United States and the Caribbean area is made, with special emphasis on the geographic origin of the species. Among the 13 species found in the United States, only three are autochthonous; among the 13 species reported from the Caribbean area, six seem to be endemic. All other species probably have been introduced by man. Keys for the determination of the lepismatids of the United States and of the Caribbean area are followed by an enumeration of all species concerned, with distributional data and taxonomic comments. Four species are reported for the first time from the United states, viz., Acrotelsa collaris, Ctenolepisma diversisquamis, C. targionii, and Stylifera gigantea. Lepisma mucronata Packard is synonymized with Acrotelsa collaris (F.), and Ctenolepisma reducta Folsom with C. diversisquamis Silvestri; Ctenolepisma campbelli Barnhart is transferred to Thermobia. The female of Ctenolepisma hummelincki Wygodzinsky is described for the first time. Peliolepisma calva, until now only known from Ceylon, is reported from Guyana and Cuba, where it is supposedly a common house lepismatid"--P. [1].en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2246/2689
dc.languageengen_US
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherNew York, N.Y. : American Museum of Natural Historyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAmerican Museum novitates ; no. 2481en_US
dc.subject.lccQL1 .A436 no.2481, 1972en_US
dc.subject.lcshSilverfish (Insect) -- United Statesen_US
dc.subject.lcshSilverfish (Insect) -- Caribbean Areaen_US
dc.subject.lcshLepismatidae -- United Statesen_US
dc.subject.lcshLepismatidae -- Caribbean Areaen_US
dc.subject.lcshInsects -- United Statesen_US
dc.subject.lcshInsects -- Caribbean Areaen_US
dc.titleA review of the silverfish (Lepismatidae, Thysanura) of the United States and the Caribbean area. American Museum novitates ; no. 2481en_US
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