First record of Platyembia tessellata Ross, 2003 (Embioptera: Anisembiidae) in Rondônia state, Brazil
Keywords:
Platyembiinae, web spinners, Amazon, new occurrence, distribution.Abstract
Embioptera is one of the less studied insect groups. About 400 species have been recorded worldwide, but in Brazil, where five families have been reported to occur, the group is still poorly known. The Amazon is particularly important, insofar as it harbors a great biodiversity, although many species from its entomofauna remain unreported. We report here, for the first time, the occurrence of Platyembia tessellata Ross, 2003 in Rondônia state, northern Brazil. Specimens were collected from a tree trunk near the Jaci Paraná river. An adult male was identified based on its terminalia morphology, following the species original description.
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Published
2019-01-07
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Teixeira, C. M., Garcia, L. E., & Rios, C. H. V. (2019). First record of Platyembia tessellata Ross, 2003 (Embioptera: Anisembiidae) in Rondônia state, Brazil. Revista Brasileira De Biociências, 16(4). Retrieved from https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/rbrasbioci/article/view/114589
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