Sceletolepisma is a genus of primitive insects in the order Zygentoma that is closely related to the silverfish and firebrat but less reliant on human habitation, some species being found both indoors and outdoors and some found exclusively outdoors. The genus is distributed nearly worldwide in warm regions.
Nomenclature Many members of the genus Sceletolepisma have been previously included in other genera, such as Ctenolepisma. Most authors have historically treated the nomenclatural gender of Sceletolepisma 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 species.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
Diversity There are roughly 40 extant species presently recognized as valid in the genus:Ctenolepisma - IRMNGBioLib.cz
Sceletolepisma activum (Silvestri, 1922) Sceletolepisma albidum (Escherich, 1905) Sceletolepisma arenicola (Wygodzinsky, 1955) Sceletolepisma boschimanum Irish, 1996 Sceletolepisma canariense Mendes, Molero-Baltanas, Bach de Roca & Gaju-Ricart, 1993 Sceletolepisma capense Irish, 1987 Sceletolepisma corvinum (Silvestri, 1908) Sceletolepisma desperatum Irish, 1987 Sceletolepisma detritus Irish, 1987 Sceletolepisma grandipalpe (Escherich, 1905) Sceletolepisma huabense Irish, 1988 Sceletolepisma inornatum Irish, 1987 Sceletolepisma intercursum (Silvestri, 1922) Sceletolepisma kaokoense Irish, 1987 Sceletolepisma karooense Irish, 1996 Sceletolepisma latera Irish, 1987 Sceletolepisma lociplana Irish, 1996 Sceletolepisma luederitzi Irish, 1987 Sceletolepisma messor Irish, 1996 Sceletolepisma michaelseni (Escherich, 1905) Sceletolepisma namaquense Irish, 1987 Sceletolepisma namibense Irish, 1987 Sceletolepisma occidentale Irish, 1987 Sceletolepisma orangicum Irish, 1994 Sceletolepisma ossilitorale Irish, 1987 Sceletolepisma ovsense Irish, 1994 Sceletolepisma parcespinatum (Silvestri, 1908) Sceletolepisma pauliani Wygodzinsky 1959 Sceletolepisma penrithae Irish, 1987 Sceletolepisma placidum Irish, 1987 Sceletolepisma plusiochaeta (Silvestri, 1922) Sceletolepisma prompta Silvestri, 1922 Sceletolepisma rodriguezi Mendes, Molero-Baltanas, Bach de Roca & Gaju-Ricart, 1993 Sceletolepisma sanctithomae Mendes, 1993 Sceletolepisma saxeta Irish, 1987 Sceletolepisma silvestrii Stach, 1946 Sceletolepisma spinipes Irish, 1987 Sceletolepisma subterebrans Irish, 1987 Sceletolepisma suliptera Irish, 1994 Sceletolepisma ugabense Irish, 1987
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