A new species of Zorotypus from central Amazonia, Brazil (Zoraptera, Zorotypidae)

Title Variants

Alternative: New Amazonian Zorotypus

Related Titles

Series: American Museum novitates, no. 3528

By

Rafael, José Albertino.

Engel, Michael S.

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

New York, NY American Museum of Natural History c2006

Notes

Caption title.

"September 8, 2006."

A new species of zorapteran (Polyneoptera: Zorotypidae: Zorotypus) is described and figured from alates and apterous individuals captured in central Amazonia, Brazil. Zorotypus amazonensis Rafael and Engel, new species, is distinguished from related neotropical species by the setation of the male vertex, the peculiar development of the male cerci, female metafemoral ornamentation, female sternites, and presence of a true Cu vein in the hind wing base (permitting for the first time an accurate homologization of hind wing veins in Zoraptera). The Brazilian zorapteran fauna is briefly summarized and the homology and phylogenetic implications of cepahlic and wing venational traits are discussed. The Embiodea + Zoraptera clade is dubbed mirorder Mystroptera Engel.

Subjects

Amazon River Valley , Amazonas , Brazil , Classification , Insects , Phylogeny , Zoraptera , Zorotypus amazonensis

Call Number

QL1 .A436 no.3528 2006

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1206/0003-0082(2006)3528[1:ANSOZF]2.0.CO;2
OCLC: 71313251