Saturday, March 6, 2021

[Entomology • 2021] Checklist and Identification Key to Brazilian Species of Triplocania Roesler (Psocodea: ‘Psocoptera’: Psocomorpha: Ptiloneuridae), with Four New Cave-dwelling Species


Triplocania pains
Neto, Aldrete, Rafael & Ferreira, 2021


Abstract
Four species of Triplocania are described and illustrated (T. brancoi n. sp., T. ferratilis n. sp., T. pains n. sp., and T. zairae n. sp.), all based on male specimens collected in caves of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. An identification key is presented to the Brazilian species of Triplocania, based on males, together with information on both sexes and distributions.

Keywords: Psocoptera, taxonomy, neotropics, psocids



Alberto Moreira Da Silva Neto, Alfonso N. García Aldrete, José Albertino Rafael and Rodrigo Lopes Ferreira. 2021. Checklist and Identification Key to Brazilian Species of Triplocania Roesler (Psocodea: ‘Psocoptera’: Psocomorpha: Ptiloneuridae), with Four New Cave-dwelling Species. Zootaxa. 4938(5); 537–558. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4938.5.2