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Issue: Vol. 5750 No. 3: 21 Jan. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-01-21
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5750.3.7
Page range: 422-428
Abstract views: 20
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One more new species of silverfish of the genus Ctenolepisma (Zygentoma: Lepismatidae) from India

Entomology Research Unit; Department of Zoology; the University of Burdwan; Burdwan 713104; West Bengal; India
Apterygota section; Zoological Survey of India; New Alipore; Kolkata-700053; India
Departamento de Zoología; University of Córdoba; C-1 Campus de Rabanales; 14071; Córdoba; Spain
Entomology Research Unit; Department of Zoology; the University of Burdwan; Burdwan 713104; West Bengal; India
Apterygota section; Zoological Survey of India; New Alipore; Kolkata-700053; India
Zygentoma Ctenolepisma Lepismatidae Maharashtra Telangana India

Abstract

A new species of the genus Ctenolepisma Escherich, 1905 is described from Maharashtra and Telangana, South India: Ctenolepisma (Ctenolepisma) tredecimum sp. nov. This species is compared with related previously described species belonging to the subgenus Ctenolepisma s. str. A key to the Indian species of the genus is provided.

 

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How to Cite

Jana, D., Hazra, A.K., Molero-Baltanás, R., Mazumdar, A. & Mandal, G.P. (2026) One more new species of silverfish of the genus Ctenolepisma (Zygentoma: Lepismatidae) from India. Zootaxa, 5750 (3), 422–428. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5750.3.7