Amazolachesilla, a new genus of Eolachesillinae (Insecta: Psocodea: "Psocoptera": Lachesillidae) from Amazonas, Brazil Amazolachesilla, um gênero novo de Eolachesillinae (Insecta: Psocodea: 'Psocoptera': Lachesillidae) do Amazonas, Brasil

Amazolachesilla, a new genus in Graphocaeciliini (Lachesillidae: Eolachesillinae), from Amazonas, Brazil, is here described and illustrated. It presents an autapomorphic clunial shelf and clunial projections, as well as a peculiar male epiproct, and paraprocts with a s clerotized longitudinal rod th...

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Main Authors: Alfonso N. García Aldrete, Edward L Mockford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia 2011-01-01
Series:Acta Amazonica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59672011000400012
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Summary:Amazolachesilla, a new genus in Graphocaeciliini (Lachesillidae: Eolachesillinae), from Amazonas, Brazil, is here described and illustrated. It presents an autapomorphic clunial shelf and clunial projections, as well as a peculiar male epiproct, and paraprocts with a s clerotized longitudinal rod that makes it unique in the tribe.<br>O gênero novo Amazolachesilla, do estado do Amazonas, Brasil, é descrito e ilustrado. Pertence à Graphocaeciliini (Lachesillidae: Eolachesillinae). Possui uma projeção clunial média e projeções laterais autapomórficas, bem como machos com um epiprocto peculiar e paraprocto com uma haste longitudinal esclerosada, únicos dentro da tribo.
ISSN:0044-5967