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Definition of Lepisma saccharina
1. Noun. Silver-grey wingless insect found in houses feeding on book bindings and starched clothing.
Generic synonyms: Thysanuran Insect, Thysanuron
Group relationships: Genus Lepisma, Lepisma
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lepisma Saccharina
Literary usage of Lepisma saccharina
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science from an Easy Chair by Edwin Ray Lankester (1911)
"The silver-fish insect (lepisma saccharina). The line to the right shows its
natural size. I have sometimes been asked to give advice as to the best method ..."
2. A Practical Treatise on the Use of the Microscope: Including the Different by John Quekett (1855)
"... Scales of lepisma saccharina.—These are so easily made out by the lowest
powers, that they can hardly be called by the name of tests. Figs. ..."
3. Monograph of the Collembola and Thysanura by John Lubbock (1873)
"lepisma saccharina, Linn. lepisma saccharina, Linn. Faun. Suec. _ _ Syst. Nat.
... lepisma saccharina, Lucas. His. Nat. Crus. Ar. and Myr. — — Gervais. His. ..."
4. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1863-1871), Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1884)
"Patrick Brown states in his Natural History of Jamaica, that lepisma saccharina
is very common there, and extremely destructive to books and all manner of ..."
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