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Brasineura Silva-Neto & Garcia Aldrete 2015

Description

Brasineura Silva-Neto & García Aldrete, 2015

Revised generic diagnosis (based on morphological observations mentioned below): Fore wing M 5–7 branched; hind wing M 2–4 branched; outer cusp of lacinial apex markedly sclerotized; hypandrium of one sclerite, broad, setose, with anterior border strongly sclerotized, without projections or with one central posterior projection; phallosome closed anteriorly, rounded, U-shaped, with distinct lateral extensions of the phallobase; side struts anterior, fused to external parameres, these elongate, distally pointed; two pairs of endophallic sclerites; anterior pair elongate, lacking a basal bridge, each arm independent; posterior pair basally fused to form a V-shaped structure, each arm of the V distally forked or rounded, enclosing a membrane with numerous pores.

Notes

Published as part of Neto, Alberto Moreira Da Silva, García Aldrete, Alfonso N. & Rafael, José Albertino, 2016, A new species of Brasineura Silva-Neto & García Aldrete (Psocodea, ' Psocoptera', Ptiloneuridae), with comments on morphological variation in B. troglophilica and a revised generic diagnosis, pp. 445-450 in Zootaxa 4085 (3) on page 447, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4085.3.8, http://zenodo.org/record/1052711

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References

  • Silva-Neto, A. M. & Garcia Aldrete, A. N. (2015) A new genus in the family Ptiloneuridae (Psocodea: ,Psocoptera': Psocomorpha: Epipsocetae) from Brazil. Zootaxa, 3914 (2), 168 - 174.