''Austromerope brasiliensis'' is one of only two living representatives of the genus ''

Austromerope ''Austromerope'' is a genus of forcepfly which contains only two known species, '' Austromerope poultoni'' from Western Australia, and the South American '' Austromerope brasiliensis''. They are small scorpionflies Mecoptera (from the Gree ...

'' (the other is the Australian ''

Austromerope poultoni ''Austromerope poultoni'' is one of only two representatives of the genus ''Austromerope'' (the other is the South American '' Austromerope brasiliensis''), and the only member of the family Meropeidae in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is endemic to ...

''). It is apparently endemic to

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

, with large forceps-like structures at the tail and two pairs of wings. Only adults are known - no larval stage has been seen.

References

* * Mecoptera Endemic fauna of Brazil {{Mecoptera-stub