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''Austromerope'' is a genus of forcepfly which contains only two known species, ''
''Austromerope'' is a genus of forcepfly which contains only two known species, ''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 ...
'' from Western Australia, and the South American ''Austromerope brasiliensis
''Austromerope brasiliensis'' is one of only two living representatives of the genus ''Austromerope'' (the other is the Australian ''Austromerope poultoni''). It is apparently endemic to Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federa ...
''. They are small scorpionflies
Mecoptera (from the Greek language, Greek: ''mecos'' = "long", ''ptera'' = "wings") is an Order (biology), order of insects in the superorder Endopterygota with about six hundred species in nine Family (biology), families worldwide. Mecopterans ...
, 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.
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* * Mecoptera Insects of Australia Insects of South America {{Mecoptera-stub