FAMILY LEPISMATID/E 



The little insects which are known to housekeepers, particu- 

 larly in the Southern States, as the silver fish, or fishmoths, or 

 slickers, belong to this family. They are covered with scales, 

 usually of a silvery appearance, and have three long antenna-like 



Fig. 244. — Lepisma domestica. ( Redrawn from Marlatt.) 



processes issuing from the end of the abdomen. These insects 

 are often very troublesome household enemies of books, papers, 

 starched clothing, and occasionally stored foods. They also 



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