Lepisma

Lepisma; Temporal range:
	Silverfish
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Zygentoma
Family:	Lepismatidae
Genus:	Lepisma; Linnaeus, 1758
Species
	Lepisma albomaculatum; Lepisma baeticum; Lepisma bogdanowi; Lepisma chlorosoma; Lepisma devadasii; Lepisma elegans; Lepisma indicum; Lepisma intermedium; Lepisma lucasi; Lepisma pfluegeri; Lepisma saccharinum - silverfish; Lepisma sesotho; Lepisma simulatrix;

Lepisma is a genus of primitive insects in the order Zygentoma and the family Lepismatidae.

The most familiar member of the genus Lepisma is the silverfish (L. saccharinum), a cosmopolitan species that likes damp habitats, tends to hide in crevices and is usually found in human habitations, becoming household pests under certain conditions. While the common name silverfish is used throughout the global literature to refer to various species of Zygentoma, the Entomological Society of America restricts use of the term solely for Lepisma saccharinum.

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