(n.) A genus of wingless thysanurous insects having an elongated flattened body, covered with shining scales and terminated by seven unequal bristles. A common species (Lepisma saccharina) is found in houses, and often injures books and furniture. Called also shiner, silver witch, silver moth, and furniture bug.

Chilopoda Chordata Echiuroidea Ectoprocta Entoprocta Lepisma Monoplacophora Nemertinea Phoronidea animal ant aphid aphis arachnid arthropod assassin bug beast bedbug bee beetle bluebottle borer bug butterfly caddis fly caterpillar centipede chafer chigoe chilopod cicada cicala cockchafer cockroach crane fly cricket cucumber flea beetle cur curculio daddy longlegs damselfly deer fly diplopod dobson fly dog dragonfly drosophila dung beetle earwig ephemerid firefly flea fly gadfly glowworm gnat grain weevil grasshopper harvestman hexapod hornet hound hyena jigger katydid kissing bug lacewing lady beetle ladybird ladybug lantern fly larva locust louse maggot mantis mayfly mealworm midge millepede miller millipede mite mole cricket mongrel mosquito moth nymph pig polecat reptile rice weevil roach scarab scorpion serpent silverfish skunk snake spider springtail squash bug stag beetle stinkbug stone fly swine syrphus fly tarantula termite tick tiger moth tsetse fly tumblebug varmint vermin viper walkingstick wasp water bug weevil whelp wood tick worm yellow jacket