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New continental record and new species of Austromerope (Mecoptera,Meropeidae) from Brazil
Authors:Renato Jose Pires Machado  Ricardo Kawada  José Albertino Rafael
Affiliation:1.Texas A & M University, Department of Entomology College Station, TX, USA ; 2.Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Laboratório de Entomologia Sistemática, Vitória, ES, Brazil ; 3.Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia, Coordenação de Pesquisas em Entomologia, Manaus, AM, Brazil
Abstract:A new species of Meropeidae (Mecoptera) from Brazil, Austromerope brasiliensissp. n., is described, representing only the 3rd extant species described in this family and the 1st record of the family from the Neotropical region. The distribution and biogeography of the family are discussed and we propose that Meropeidae originated before continental drift and then divided into two branches, northern and southern, with the breakup of Pangea. Identification keys for the Neotropical families of Mecoptera and for the species of Meropeidae are provided.
Keywords:Earwigflies   Merope   Neotropical   scorpionflies
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