Lepidotrichidae
Sign in to saveleft|thumb|Photo of Tricholepidion, which possibly belongs to this family Lepidotrichidae is a family of basal insects belonging to the order Zygentoma (silverfish and allies). The family contains the extinct Lepidotrix, known from specimens preserved in Eocene-aged European amber. The extant genus Tricholepidion, which contains a single species, Tricholepidion gertschi from western North America, has also been typically considered a member of the family. However, more recent research suggests that the two genera are not particularly closely related, and Tricholepidion should instead be assign
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left|thumb|Photo of Tricholepidion, which possibly belongs to this family Lepidotrichidae is a family of basal insects belonging to the order Zygentoma (silverfish and allies). The family contains the extinct Lepidotrix, known from specimens preserved in Eocene-aged European amber. The extant genus Tricholepidion, which contains a single species, Tricholepidion gertschi from western North America, has also been typically considered a member of the family. However, more recent research suggests that the two genera are not particularly closely related, and Tricholepidion should instead be assigned to its own family Tricholepidiidae.
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