Title
A new neotropical genus and species of odontocerinae (Trichoptera: Odontoceridae) from Southeastern Brazil
Date Issued
01 January 2004
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Nessimian J.L.
UniveUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Publisher(s)
Swets en Zeitlinger B.V.
Abstract
Anastomoneura gen. nov. and A. guahybae sp. nov. are described and illustrated based on adult male and female specimens from the Mantiqueira mountain range, Minas Gerais State. This is the third genus recorded of the family Odontoceridae from South America. The new genus is characterized by the forewing anastomosis of veins R4 and R5 and male genitalia with a unique, tubular, projection dorsad to the plates of tergite X.
Start page
281
End page
288
Volume
26
Issue
April 3
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Zoología, Ornitología, Entomología, ciencias biológicas del comportamiento
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-11144275331
Source
Aquatic Insects
ISSN of the container
01650424
Sponsor(s)
We thank Dr Gisele Luziane de Almeida (Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro) and Dr H. Malicky (Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften) for loan of important references for this study and M.Sc. Daniela Maeda Takiya (Illinois Natural History Survey) for improvement of the English text. Dr Alcimar do Lago Carvalho (Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro) provided helpful criticisms and suggestions. Ana Luisa S. Nessimian made the final edition of the drawings. The Brazilian Council of Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) provided financial support.
Sources of information:
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