Lepismatidae

Lepismatidae Temporal range: Aptian–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Silverfish
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Zygentoma
Family:	Lepismatidae Latreille, 1802
subfamilies[1]
Acrotelsatinae Mendes, 1991 Ctenolepismatinae Mendes, 1991 Heterolepismatinae Mendes, 1991 Lepismatinae Latreille, 1802 Mirolepismatinae Mendes, 1991 Silvestrellatinae Mendes, 1991

Lepismatidae is a family of primitive wingless insects with about 190 described species. This family contains the two most familiar members of the order Zygentoma: the silverfish (Lepisma saccharinum) and the firebrat (Thermobia domestica). It is one of five families in the order Zygentoma.

Lepismatids are elongated, flattened insects, the majority of which are scavengers. The abdomen is usually clothed in tiny scales and terminates with three "tails" of roughly equal length. The compound eyes are small and well separated.

They typically live in warm, damp environments, including indoors. They avoid light.^[2]