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''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

* insect genera {{Zygentoma-stub