There are roughly 75 extant species presently recognized as valid in the genus, and one fossil: •
Ctenolepisma abyssinicum Mendes, 1982 (
Ethiopia) •
Ctenolepisma africanellum Wygodzinsky, 1955 (
South Africa) •
Ctenolepisma algharbicum Mendes, 1978 (
Portugal) •
Ctenolepisma almeriense Molero-Baltanás, Gaju-Ricart & Bach de Roca, 2005 (
Spain) •
Ctenolepisma alticola Silvestri, 1935 (
Karakorum) •
Ctenolepisma angustiellum Silvestri, 1949 (
Africa) •
Ctenolepisma barchanicum Kaplin, 1985 (
Turkmenistan) •
Ctenolepisma basilewskyi Wygodzinsky, 1965 (
Kenya) •
Ctenolepisma boettgerianum Paclt, 1961 (
India) •
Ctenolepisma burmanicum (Parona, 1892) (
Myanmar) [Synonym:
Lepisma burmanica Parona, 1892] •
Ctenolepisma cabindae Mendes, 2002d (
Angola) •
Ctenolepisma calvum (Ritter, 1910) (
Sri Lanka) [Synonym:
Peliolepisma calva Ritter, 1910] •
Ctenolepisma ciliatum (Dufour, 1831) (
Mediterranean;
Cape Verde;
Afghanistan; Iran)[Synonyms:
Lepisma ciliata Dufour, 1831,
Ctenolepisma fuliginosa (Lucas, 1846),
Lepisma fuliginosa Lucas, 1846] •
Ctenolepisma conductrix Silvestri, 1918 (
Libya) •
Ctenolepisma confalonieri Silvestri, 1932 (
Africa) •
Ctenolepisma decellei Mendes, 1982 (
Chad) •
Ctenolepisma desaegeri Mendes, 1982 (
Democratic Republic of the Congo) •
Ctenolepisma dewittei Mendes, 1982 (
Democratic Republic of the Congo) •
Ctenolepisma dubitale Wygodzinsky, 1959 (
Leeward Island) •
Ctenolepisma dzhungaricum Kaplin, 1982 (
Kazakhstan) • †
Ctenolepisma electrans Mendes, 1998b (Dominican amber) •
Ctenolepisma fasciatum (Lucas, 1863) (
Senegal) doubtful •
Ctenolepisma feae Silvestri, 1908 (
Cape Verde) •
Ctenolepisma gabuense Mendes, 1985 (
Guinea-Bissau) •
Ctenolepisma guadianicum Mendes, 1992 (
Portugal) •
Ctenolepisma guanche Mendes, 1993 (Canary Islands) •
Ctenolepisma guineense Mendes, 1985 (Guinea-Bissau) •
Ctenolepisma gunini Kaplin, 1989 (
Mongolia) •
Ctenolepisma halophila Kaplin, 1981 (Turkmenistan) •
Ctenolepisma howa Escherich in Voeltzkow, 1910 (
Madagascar) •
Ctenolepisma hummelincki Wygodzinsky, 1959 (
Windward Islands) •
Ctenolepisma immane Mendes, 2004 (
Socotra) •
Ctenolepisma incita Silvestri, 1918 (Africa) •
Ctenolepisma insulicola Mendes, 1984 (
Greece) •
Ctenolepisma iranicum Molero, Kahrarian & Gaju, 2016 (Iran) •
Ctenolepisma kaszabi Wygodzinsky, 1970a (Mongolia) •
Ctenolepisma kermanshanum Molero, Kahrarian & Gaju, 2016 (Iran) •
Ctenolepisma kervillei Silvestri, 1911 (
Syria,
Iran,
Oman) •
Ctenolepisma kuhitangicum Kaplin, 1993 (Turkmenistan) •
Ctenolepisma latisternatum Mendes, 1993 (
Congo Basin) •
Ctenolepisma lindbergi Wygodzinsky, 1955 (Cape Verde) •
Ctenolepisma lineatum (Fabricius, 1775) – four-lined silverfish (
Europe); the
type species of the genus
Ctenolepisma •
Ctenolepisma longicaudatum Escherich, 1905 (syn.
C. urbana) – grey silverfish (
cosmopolitan) •
Ctenolepisma madagascariense Escherich in Voeltzkow, 1910 (Madagascar) •
Ctenolepisma maroccanum Mendes, 1980 (
Morocco) •
Ctenolepisma nigericum Mendes, 1982 (
Nigeria) •
Ctenolepisma nigrum (Oudemans in Weber, 1890) (syn.
Lepisma nigra) (
Indonesia,
India) •
Ctenolepisma petiti (Lucas, 1840) (syn.
Lepisma petiti) (
Senegal) doubtful •
Ctenolepisma picturatum Wygodzinsky, 1955 (South Africa) •
Ctenolepisma pinicola Uchida, 1964 (
Japan) •
Ctenolepisma pretorianum Wygodzinsky, 1955 (South Africa) •
Ctenolepisma przewalskyi Kaplin, 1982 (
Kyrgyzstan) •
Ctenolepisma roszkowskii Stach, 1935 (
Israel,
Tunisia) •
Ctenolepisma rothschildi Silvestri, 1907 (syn.
C. diversisquamis,
C. reducta) (Africa; Iran) •
Ctenolepisma sabirovae Kaplin, 1980 (Turkmenistan) •
Ctenolepisma sagartianum Molero, Kahrarian & Gaju, 2016 (Iran) •
Ctenolepisma sanctaehelenae Wygodzinsky, 1970b (
Saint Helena) •
Ctenolepisma sergii Kaplin, 1982 (
Kazakhstan) •
Ctenolepisma serranoi Mendes, 1985 (syn.
C. gambiana) (
Guinea-Bissau) •
Ctenolepisma somaliense Mendes, 1988 (
Somalia) •
Ctenolepisma submagnum Silvestri, 1908 (Guinea-Bissau) •
Ctenolepisma subterraneum Molero, Tahami, Sadeghi & Gaju, 2018 •
Ctenolepisma sudanicum Mendes, 1982 (
Sudan) •
Ctenolepisma tanzanicum Mendes, 1982 (
Tanzania) •
Ctenolepisma targionianum Silvestri, 1908 (Africa, Americas) •
Ctenolepisma targionii (Grassi & Rovelli, 1889) (syn.
Lepisma targionii) (
Mediterranean) •
Ctenolepisma tavaresi Navás, 1906 (
Portugal) doubtful •
Ctenolepisma tenebricum Silvestri, 1949 (
central Africa) •
Ctenolepisma terebrans Silvestri, 1908 (South Africa) •
Ctenolepisma terebrans pluriseta Silvestri, 1908 (Africa) •
Ctenolepisma terebrans terebrans Silvestri, 1908 •
Ctenolepisma turcomanicum Kaplin, 1993 (Turkmenistan) •
Ctenolepisma unipectinatum Mendes, 1982 (Kenya) •
Ctenolepisma unistila Silvestri, 1908 (Cape Verde) •
Ctenolepisma vanharteni Mendes, 2004 (Socotra) •
Ctenolepisma versluysi Escherich, 1905 (
Mexico,
Antilles) •
Ctenolepisma vieirai Mendes, 1981 (
Madeira) •
Ctenolepisma villosum (Fabricius, 1775) (syn.
Lepisma villosa) (
China, Japan,
Korea) •
Ctenolepisma wahrmani Wygodzinsky, 1952 (
Brazil) •
Ctenolepisma weberi Escherich, 1905 (South Africa) ==Gallery==