Heterolepismatinae, Mendes, 1991

Molero-Baltanás, Rafael, Gaju-Ricart, Miquel & Smith, Graeme B., 2024, New insights in the taxonomy of Lepismatidae (Insecta, Zygentoma) with an updated key to genera and future challenges, European Journal of Taxonomy 943 (1), pp. 80-126 : 118

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2024.943.2587

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:D991EEB1-5794-46FB-960A-A2A605B50F4D

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12667992

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D11A22-FFFA-F76F-FF27-6A03210FAD7A

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scientific name

Heterolepismatinae
status

 

Heterolepismatinae

(40 species in 3 genera, Fig. 22 View Fig )

Very common in Australia, with many more species awaiting description. Also limited distribution elsewhere except on Indian and Pacific Islands where it is very common. This raises the question of its Gondwanan origin, or perhaps it could be an old Australian subfamily that has spread by rafting. They are superficially very similar in appearance, but molecular data reveal deep divergences between species. The genus Heterolepisma is probably polyphyletic. It needs quite a lot of work to decide what characters are of phylogenetic importance and we need to obtain specimens of the Argentinian type species of Heterolepisma to define the true Heterolepisma .

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Zygentoma

Family

Lepismatidae

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