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Spiralizoros Magnicaudelli
''Spiralizoros magnicaudelli'' is a species of insect in the order Zoraptera. It was first found in Malaysia. This species was formerly a member of the genus ''Zorotypus ''Zorotypus''Silvestri F (1913) ''Boll. Lab. Zool. gen. agr. Portici'' 7: 196. is a genus of angel insects in the family Zorotypidae. Species The type species is '' Zorotypus guineensis'' from West Africa. Other species are found worldwide ...''. References Further reading *Dallai, R., et al. "Divergent mating patterns and a unique mode of external sperm transfer in Zoraptera: an enigmatic group of pterygote insects."Naturwissenschaften 100.6 (2013): 581–594. External links * * Zoraptera Insects of Malaysia {{Insect-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoraptera
The insect order (biology), order Zoraptera, commonly known as angel insects, contains small and soft bodied insects with two forms: winged with wings sheddable as in termites, dark and with eyes (compound) and ocelli (simple); or wingless, pale and without eyes or ocelli. They have a characteristic nine-segmented beaded (moniliform) antenna. They have mouthparts adapted for chewing and are mostly found under bark, in dry wood or in leaf litter. Description The name Zoraptera, given by Filippo Silvestri in 1913, is misnamed and potentially misleading: "zor" is Greek for pure and "aptera" means wingless. "Pure wingless" clearly does not fit the winged alate forms, which were discovered several years after the wingless forms had been described. The members of this order are small insects, or less in length, that resemble termites in appearance and in their gregarious behavior. They are short and swollen in appearance. They belong to the hemimetabolous insects. They possess mandi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zorotypus
''Zorotypus''Silvestri F (1913) ''Boll. Lab. Zool. gen. agr. Portici'' 7: 196. is a genus of angel insects in the family Zorotypidae. Species The type species is '' Zorotypus guineensis'' from West Africa. Other species are found worldwide, mainly in tropical and subtropical regions. Four species occur north of the Tropic of Cancer, two in the Americas and others in Asia and Africa. ;Genus ''Zorotypus'' Silvestri, 1913 :; Subgenus ''Zorotypus'' Silvestri, 1913 :: Species ''Zorotypus amazonensis'' Rafael & Engel, 2006 - Brazil (Amazonas) :: Species '' Zorotypus asymmetristernum'' Mashimo, 2018 - Kenya :: Species '' Zorotypus caxiuana'' Rafael, Godoi & Engel, 2008 - Brazil (Para) :: Species '' Zorotypus delamarei'' Paulian, 1949 - Madagascar :: Species '' Zorotypus guineensis'' Silvestri, 1913 - Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast :: Species '' Zorotypus shannoni'' Gurney, 1938 - Brazil (Amazonas, Mato Grosso) :: Species '' Zorotypus vinsoni'' Paulian, 1951 - Mauritius :: Species †' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
