The Fishmoths (Thysanura) of South Africa

Compiled by John Irish

National Museum, Windhoek, Namibia

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CONTENTS

  1. Introduction
  2. Resources
  3. The Families

Introduction

The fishmoths of South Africa are currently classified into two families. The distributions are taken from Wygodzinsky (1955) and Irish (1996), and the periods of adult activity follow those authors.

Resources

Information about the Thysanura and their phylogenetic position can be obtained from

BIOSIS Internet Resource Guide - Thysanura
Gordon Ramel's Silverfish Page
The Thysanura Page of The Tree of Life

Order: THYSANURA

Lepismatidae
Nicolletiidae

This part of A Catalogue of South African Insects