An updated checklist of Indian silverfish fauna (Insecta: Zygentoma)

ABSTRACT

An updated checklist of Zygentoma fauna from India and their geographical distribution in India is provided herewith. Altogether, 32 species under 16 genera grouped in two families with their distribution records in India plus two ‘species inquirenda’ are listed. One new combination is proposed: Acrotelsella wygodzinskyi comb. nov.

KEYWORDS:

• Silverfish
• Zygentoma
• checklist
• Ctenolepisma
• India

Acknowledgments

The authors sincerely thank MOEF & CC, Govt. of India, New Delhi for funding the project under the AICOPTAX scheme on Zygentoma to the senior author. We thank Dr. Dhriti Banerjee, Director, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, for providing the laboratory facilities. Finally, yet importantly, the authors thank the Principal of Vidyasagar College under the University of Calcutta for providing the laboratory facilities as and when required.

Disclosure statement

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