New data on the Zygentoma (Insecta, Apterygota) from Italy

The fauna of Zygentoma from Italy is reviewed and extended by new data. Cte nolepisma guadianica and Allacrotelsa kraepelini are new to Italy (the seco nd one is also a new genus for this country). Neoasterolepisma crassipes is new to continental Italy and Atelura formicaria is new to Sicily. Neoaster olepisma angustothoracica (Grassi & Rovelli, 1890) n. comb., is redescribed . The Zygentoma fauna of Italy is composed of 24 species, 2 of Ateluridae (At elura formicaria and Proatelurina pseudolepisma), 16 of Lepismatidae (Allac rotelsa kraepelini, Ctenolepisma algharbica, C. ciliata, C. guadianica, C. lineata, C. longicaudata, C. targionii, Lepisma chlorosoma, L. saccharina, Neoasterolepisma angustothoracica, N. balcanica, N. crassipes, N. wasmanni, Thermobia domestica, Tricholepisma aurea and T. gyriniformis) and 6 of Nic oletiidae (Coletinia maggi, C. setosula, C. subterranea, Coletinia sp. III, Lepidospora sp. and Nicoletia phytophila). A key to the identification of all these species is given.