Irish, John <br/><br/>
The genus Mormisma Silvestri (Thysanura: Lepismatidae) in the Namib desert / John Irish 

 - Windhoek : Nature Conservation and Tourism Division, 1986, : John Meinert Printing 
 - 8 pages : fig.; 28 cm 
 - Madoqua, Vol. 14, No. 4, (1986)   p. 355 - 362 .
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<br/><br/>  Three new species of Mormisma (Thysanura: Lepismatidae) from the Namib desert of South West Africa are described. A key to the known species of Mormisma is provided and the place of the genus in the system is discussed. It is proposed that the smooth macrosetae of Mormisma may be due to secondary loss of barbs, making Mormisma and Hyperlepisma a monophyletic 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/> Silverfishes
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>PER 154 Madoqua