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Zoraptera
The insect 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 mandibulated bitin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zorotypus Hirsutus Fig1 A
''Zorotypus''Silvestri F (1913) ''Boll. Lab. Zool. gen. agr. Portici'' 7: 196. is a genus of Zoraptera, 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] |
