''Nicoletia'' is a genus of
silverfish
The silverfish (''Lepisma saccharinum'') is a species of small, primitive, wingless insect in the order Zygentoma (formerly Thysanura). Its common name derives from the insect's silvery light grey colour, combined with the fish-like appearance ...
in the family
Nicoletiidae
Nicoletiidae is a family of primitive insects belonging to the order Zygentoma. These insects live primarily underground, under detritus, or in caves. A few species are recorded as commensals inside nests of social insects, such as the species ' ...
. Most of the ~30 species originally placed in this genus have subsequently been moved into other genera, primarily ''
Coletinia'' and ''
Anelpistina
''Nicoletia'' is a genus of silverfish in the family Nicoletiidae
Nicoletiidae is a family of primitive insects belonging to the order Zygentoma. These insects live primarily underground, under detritus, or in caves. A few species are recorded ...
'', so there are only 9 species presently in the genus.
IRMNG: ''Nicoletia'' Gervais, 1843
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Species
* '' Nicoletia anophthalma'' (Bilimek, 1867)
* '' Nicoletia armata'' Silvestri, 1901
* '' Nicoletia cavicola'' Joseph, 1882
* '' Nicoletia emersoni'' Folsom, 1923
* '' Nicoletia geophila'' Gervais, 1844
* '' Nicoletia maggii'' Grassi & Rovelli, 1880
* '' Nicoletia neotropicalis'' Silvestri, 1901
* '' Nicoletia phytophila'' Gervais, 1844
* '' Nicoletia tergata'' Mills, 1940
References
Further reading
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insect genera
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