Austromerope
Appearance
Austromerope | |
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Austromerope brasiliensis | |
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Austromerope poultoni | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Mecoptera |
Family: | Meropeidae |
Genus: | Austromerope Killington, 1933 |
Species | |
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Austromerope is a genus of forcepfly which contains only two known species, Austromerope poultoni from Western Australia,[1][2] and the South American Austromerope brasiliensis.[3] They are small scorpionflies, with large forceps-like structures at the tail and two pairs of wings. Only adults and eggs from captured adults are known - no larval stage has been seen. Much of the biology of these insects is not known, due to their secretiveness and rarity.
References
[edit]- ^ Abbott, I.; Burbidge, T.; Wills, A. (2007). "Austromerope poultoni (Insecta, Mecoptera) in south-west Western Australia; occurrence, modelled geographical distribution and phenology". Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia. 90: 97–106.
- ^ Faithfull, M. J.; Majer, J. D.; Postle, A. C. (1985). "Some notes on the occurrence and seasonality of Austromerope poultoni (Mecoptera) in western Australia". Australian Entomological Magazine. 12: 57–60.
- ^ Machado; Kawada, R. J. P.; Rafael, J. A. (2013). "New continental record and new species of Austromerope (Mecoptera, Meropeidae) from Brazil". ZooKeys (269): 1–10. doi:10.3897/zookeys.269.4255. PMC 3592268. PMID 23653525.
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