Zorotypus amazonensis

Zorotypus amazonensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Zoraptera
Family: Zorotypidae
Genus: Zorotypus
Species:
Z. amazonensis
Binomial name
Zorotypus amazonensis
Rafael and Engel, 2006

Zorotypus amazonensis is a species of insect in the genus Zorotypus. It is found in the Amazon, in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. 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.

References

  1. ↑ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Zorotypus amazonensis". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  2. 1 2 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.