Ctenolepisma almeriense

Ctenolepisma almeriense is a species of primitive insect of the order Zygentoma.

It is found exclusively in south-eastern Spain, on Mediterranean slopes of the provinces of Alicante, Almería, Murcia and Valencia.

This species inhabits arid regions, usually under debris at the base of trees and shrubs, especially Pinus and Juniperus.

Both C. lineatum and C. almeriense are up to 13mm in length (excluding appendages) with considerable variation in pattern.

The only consistent morphological differences between the two is in the combs of bristles on the thorax, C. almeriense generally having these combs in double-rows rather than single.