| Literature DB >> 29690444 |
Yuta Mashimo1, Yoko Matsumura, Rolf G Beutel, Laban Njoroge, Ryuichiro Machida.
Abstract
A new species of order Zoraptera, Zorotypus asymmetristernum Mashimo, n. sp., is described from Kakamega, Kenya, with its major diagnostic features and characteristics of the egg described and illustrated. The new species represents the sixth zorapteran species from the Afrotropic ecozone. A brief discussion on vestigial eye spots of apteron individuals and a key to the species of the Afrotropic ecozone are provided.Entities:
Keywords: Zoraptera, eye dimorphism, asymmetry, Afrotropical region, Ethiopian region
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Year: 2018 PMID： 29690444 DOI： 10.11646/zootaxa.4388.3.6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Zootaxa ISSN： 1175-5326 Impact factor: 1.091