Zorotypus amazonensis is a species of insect in the genus Zorotypus. It is found in the Amazon, in the Brazilian state of Amazonas.[1][2] Males possess features that distinguish them from related species. The male cerci is elongated, curved, and studded with three stiff setae along inner margins allowing for a "clasperlike" appearance.[2]
Zorotypus amazonensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Zoraptera |
Family: | Zorotypidae |
Genus: | Zorotypus |
Species: | Z. amazonensis
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Binomial name | |
Zorotypus amazonensis Rafael and Engel, 2006
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References
edit- ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Zorotypus amazonensis". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
- ^ a b Rafael, José Albertino; Engel, Michael S. (2006). "A new species of Zorotypus from central Amazonia, Brazil (Zoraptera: Zorotypidae)". American Museum Novitates (3528): 1–11. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2006)3528[1:ANSOZF]2.0.CO;2. hdl:2246/5806. S2CID 67852583.