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Rediscovery of synanthropic silverfish Ctenolepisma calvum (Ritter, 1910) (Insecta: Zygentoma: Lepismatidae: Ctenolepismatinae) from Kerala, India and assignation of European C. calvum to a new species
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- 1. Department of Zoology, St. Thomas College (Autonomous), Thrissur affiliated to the University of Calicut, Malappuram 673635, Kerala (India)
- 2. Departamento de Zoología, University of Córdoba, Campus de Rabanales, 14071 Córdoba (Spain)
- 3. Australian Museum Research Institute, Australian Museum, 1 William Street Darlinghurst, NSW, 2010, Sydney (Australia
- 4. Department of Zoology, St. Thomas College (Autonomous), Thrissur -1 affiliated to the University of Calicut, Malappuram 673635, Kerala (India)
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Rafael, Sheeba Raphel, Andrew, Rafael Molero-Baltanás, Joyce, Andrew Mitchell, Jose, Joyce (2025): Rediscovery of synanthropic silverfish Ctenolepisma calvum (Ritter, 1910) (Insecta: Zygentoma: Lepismatidae: Ctenolepismatinae) from Kerala, India and assignation of European C. calvum to a new species. Zoosystema 47 (21): 425-443, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2025v47a21, URL: https://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/sites/default/files/articles/pdf/zoosystema2025v47a21.pdf
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