Abstract
The unknown female of Brasineura diamantina Silva-Neto & García Aldrete, is described and illustrated, with new records and comments on variation in the fore-hindwing venation, based on 27 females and 113 males collected in five localities in the Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil. Thirty four types of variation and anomalies in the fore-hindwing veins were found. A revised diagnosis of B. diamantina is also presented.
Highlights
Brasineura Silva-Neto & García Aldrete (2015) is one of 11 recent genera in the psocopteran family Ptiloneuridae
Moreira da Silva Neto) found among specimens collected by the PPBio-Semi-arid Project, in the Chapada Diamantina region of Bahia, 113 males and 27 females specimens of B. diamantina
The purpose of this paper is to describe and illustrate the female of B. diamantina, to describe the variation and anomalies of the fore-hindwing venation, to present a revised diagnosis of B. diamantina and to modify the identification key to the males of the species of Brasineura, in Silva-Neto et al (2018)
Summary
Brasineura Silva-Neto & García Aldrete (2015) is one of 11 recent genera in the psocopteran family Ptiloneuridae. It presently includes five species: B. diamantina Silva-Neto & García Aldrete 2015; B. troglophilica Silva-Neto & García Aldrete 2015b. Moreira da Silva Neto) found among specimens collected by the PPBio-Semi-arid Project, in the Chapada Diamantina region of Bahia, 113 males and 27 females specimens of B. diamantina. The purpose of this paper is to describe and illustrate the female of B. diamantina, to describe the variation and anomalies of the fore-hindwing venation, to present a revised diagnosis of B. diamantina and to modify the identification key to the males of the species of Brasineura, in Silva-Neto et al (2018)
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