A new species of Hemicaecilius Enderlein based on a male from Cuzco, Peru (Psocodea: 'Psocoptera': Lachesillidae)

A new species of Hemicaecilius Enderlein is here described and illustrated. It is based on a male collected near Machu Picchu, Peru, that constitutes the third specimen and the first male known in the genus. Its morphology confirms the closeness with Nadleria Badonnel & García Aldrete, that had...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Alfonso N. García Aldrete, Edward L. Mockford
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:México
Institución:Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Repositorio:Redalyc-UNAM
OAI Identifier:oai:redalyc.org:57520744014
Acceso en línea:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=57520744014
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Biología
Taxonomy
neotropics
Psocoptera
South America
Descripción
Sumario:A new species of Hemicaecilius Enderlein is here described and illustrated. It is based on a male collected near Machu Picchu, Peru, that constitutes the third specimen and the first male known in the genus. Its morphology confirms the closeness with Nadleria Badonnel & García Aldrete, that had been established on basis of female characters. The holotype is deposited in the National Insect Collection, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City (coden CNIN).