Photo of Tricholepidion, which possibly belongs to this family
Lepidotrichidae is a family of basal insects belonging to the order Zygentoma (silverfish and allies) The family contains the extinct Lepidotrix, known from specimens preserved in Eocene aged European amber. The extant genus Tricholepidion, which contains a single species, Tricholepidion gertschi from western North America, has also been typically considered a member of the family. However, some more recent research has suggested that the two genera are not particularly closely related, and Tricholepidion should instead be assigned to its own family Tricholepidiidae.[1]
^Engel, Michael S. (2006). "A note on the relic silverfish Tricholepidion gertschi (Zygentoma)". Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science. 109 (3–4): 236–238. doi:10.1660/0022-8443(2006)109[236:ANOTRS]2.0.CO;2. JSTOR 20476277.
Lepidotrichidae is a family of basal insects belonging to the order Zygentoma (silverfish and allies) The family contains the extinct Lepidotrix, known...
except for Tricholepidion gertschi, the only member of the family Lepidotrichidae. The mandibles are short, and the mouthparts unspecialised. Tricholepidion...
It is alternatively considered the only living member of the family Lepidotrichidae, which also includes Lepidotrix from Eocene aged European amber, or...
insect belonging to Zygentoma (silverfish and allies) in the family Lepidotrichidae. There is one described species in Lepidotrix, L. piliferum/pillifera...
that the Thysanura themselves are not monophyletic, with the family Lepidotrichidae being a sister group to the Dicondylia (Pterygota and the remaining...
Portici (in Italian). 32: 197–282. Paclt, Jiří (1967). "Thysanura Fam. Lepidotrichidae, Maindroniidae, Lepismatidae". Genera Insectorum (in French). 218:...
name for Lepidothrix Bonaparte (Aves, Pipridae), nec Menge (Insecta, Lepidotrichidae)". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 85 (1): 161. doi:10.1002/zoos.200800022...
originating from Helwan was designated. Paclt, Jiří (1967). "Thysanura. Fam. Lepidotrichidae, Maindroniidae, Lepismatidae". Genera Insectorum. 218e: 1–86. Irish...
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