Two new species of the genus Terrobittacus Tan & Hua, 2009 (Mecoptera, Bittacidae)

Two new species of Terrobittacus Tan & Hua, 2009 are described and illustrated from Sichuan and Guangxi provinces of China, increasing the species number of Terrobittacus to eight. Terrobittacusemeishanicussp. nov. is differentiated from its congeners by wings with distinct markings and a female...

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Autores principales: He, Le-Le, Hua, Bao-Zhen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2023
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10206713/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37235142
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1148.97997
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Sumario:Two new species of Terrobittacus Tan & Hua, 2009 are described and illustrated from Sichuan and Guangxi provinces of China, increasing the species number of Terrobittacus to eight. Terrobittacusemeishanicussp. nov. is differentiated from its congeners by wings with distinct markings and a female subgenital plate with a V-shaped carina. Terrobittacuslaoshanicussp. nov. can be recognized by the black terga VI–IX. A key to species of Terrobittacus is updated. The species distribution and the relationship between adult morphology and mating behavior were briefly discussed.

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