Morphological Variations and New Records of Zygentoma (Apterygota: Insecta) from India

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Authors

  • Ashis Kumar Hazra
     Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata ,IN
  • Debanjan Jana
     PG Department of Zoology, Vidyasagar College (University of Calcutta), Salt Lake, Kolkata ,IN
  • Guru Pada Mandal
     Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata ,IN

Keywords:

Silverfish, Ctenolepisma, Morphology, New Records.

Abstract

Morphological variations and new records of the species Ctenolepisma (Ctenolepisma) alticola herein from Jharkhand and the species Ctenolepisma (Ctenolepisma) boettgerianum from Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat states of India are communicated. Diagnosis and distribution of those species have been given.

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2020-06-01

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Volume 17, Issue 1, June 2020

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