Ctenolepisma ciliata

Ctenolepisma ciliata
Ctenolepisma almeriensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Thysanura
Family: Lepismatidae
Genus: Ctenolepisma
Species: C. ciliata
Binomial name
Ctenolepisma ciliata
(Dufour, 1831)[1]

Ctenolepisma ciliata is a species of primitive insect of the order Thysanura (= Zygentoma). Described from Spain, it is a common species in subarid habitats of the Mediterranean bassin from Portugal to Western Asia. It is very close to C. longicaudata. Its dorsal pattern is usually uniformly brownish or greyish with iridescences, or with two or four longitudinal fringes along the abdomen. Anatomic/morphologic differences with related species involve microscopic characters as setation or shape and distribution of scales.


References

  1. ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Ctenolepisma ciliata". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=685074. Retrieved 15 February 2011. 
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