Mantidflies (Neuroptera, Mantispidae) from Tocantins state (Brazil): distribution and identification key
Alvim, Breno Ganns Chaves
Machado, Renato Jose Pires
Krolow, Tiago Kütter
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Insecta
Mantispidae
Dicromantispa
GBIF
Animalia
Neuroptera
4
279
Arthropoda
genus
Diagnosis.This species has the body mostly light-brown, pronotum longer than broad with setae present only on the anterior and posterior ends, wings mostly hyaline with small brown marks at the basal region, foreleg with 2 pretarsal claws and foreleg midtarsomere shorter than the other tarsomeres combined.
Examined material. Brazil, Tocantins, Pium, Centro de Pesquisa Canguçu, 09°58'44.4" S, 050°02'13.1" W, 13–18.v.2016, Krolow, T.K.& Equipeleg. ( 1♂ CEUFT); Brazil, Tocantins, Pium, Centro de Pesquisa Canguçu, 09°58'44.4" S, 050°02'13.1" W, 7–10.iii.2016, Krolow, T.K.& Equipeleg. ( 2♂ 3♀ CEUFT); Brazil, Tocantins, Pium, Centro de Pesquisa Canguçu, 09°58'44.4" S, 050° 0 2'13.1" W, 30.iii.2017, Alvim, B.C.G.leg. ( 1♀ CEUFT).
Distribution. Colombia, French Guianaand Brazil: Amazonas, Espírito Santo, and São Paulo( Machado and Martins 2018). New records. Tocantins: Pium municipality.
Comments.Some specimens collected here ( 12–15 mm) are smaller than the average size ( 14–19 mm) of this species as presented in the literature ( Penny 1982, Penny and Costa 1983). It might be related to a possible regional variation or food availability during larval stage ( Redborg 1998).
2147526498
2016-05-13
2016-05-18
2016-05-13
CEUFT
Krolow, T. K. & Equipe
Brazil
-9.978999
Centro de Pesquisa Cangucu
1
-50.036972
Pium
4
279
1
1
Tocantins
2147526640
2016-03-07
2016-03-10
2016-03-07
CEUFT
Krolow, T. K. & Equipe
Brazil
-9.978999
Centro de Pesquisa Cangucu
1
-50.036972
Pium
4
279
5
3
2
Tocantins
2147526556
2017-03-30
CEUFT
Alvim, B. C. G.
Brazil
-9.978999
Centro de Pesquisa Cangucu
1
-50.000557
Pium
4
279
1
1
Tocantins