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Ptiloneuridae

Description

Family Ptiloneuridae

Diagnosis. Labral sclerites incomplete, not reaching the proximal end of the labrum with the exception of Willreevesia. Three-segmented tarsi. Forewing with two anal veins, forewing M with 3–8 branches and hindwing M with 1–5 branches. Phallosome V- or Y-shaped, complex, open posteriorly, with distinct endophallic sclerites. Hypandrium of one to five sclerites, usually with a large, central sclerite, with posterior projections, with one or two small side sclerites on each side. Ovipositor valvulae with v1 present and v3 a finger-like, setose lobe broadly attached to side of v2 (García Aldrete & Mockford 2012).

Notes

Published as part of Neto, Alberto Moreira Da Silva & García Aldrete, Alfonso N., 2015, A new genus in the family Ptiloneuridae (Psocodea: ' Psocoptera': Psocomorpha: Epipsocetae) from Brazil, pp. 168-174 in Zootaxa 3914 (2) on page 169, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3914.2.6, http://zenodo.org/record/239856

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Biodiversity

Family
Ptiloneuridae
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Psocodea
Phylum
Arthropoda
Taxon rank
family

References

  • Garcia Aldrete, A. N. & Mockford, E. L. (2012) Psocoptera. In: Rafael, J. A., Melo G. A. R., Carvalho, C. J. B., Casari, S. A. & Constantino, R. (Eds.), Insetos do Brasil: Diversidade e Taxonomia. Holos, Editora Ltda-ME, Ribeirao Preto, SP. Brasil, pp. 423 - 437.