New continental record and new species of Austromerope (Mecoptera, Meropeidae) from Brazil

By

Machado, Renato
Kawada, Ricardo
Rafael, José Albertino.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2013

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

269

Pages

51-65

Subjects

earwigflies , Merope , Neotropical , scorpionflies

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.269.4255

 

Abstract

A new species of Meropeidae (Mecoptera) from Brazil, Austromerope brasiliensis sp. n., is described, representing only the 3rd extant species described in this family and the 1st record of the family from the Neotropical region. The distribution and biogeography of the family are discussed and we propose that Meropeidae originated before continental drift and then divided into two branches, northern and southern, with the breakup of Pangea. Identification keys for the Neotropical families of Mecoptera and for the species of Meropeidae are provided.