Edmockfordia, García, Alfonso N., 2009

García, Alfonso N., 2009, New monotypic genera of Epipsocidae (Psocoptera: Epipsocidae) from Belize and Thailand, Zootaxa 1978, pp. 63-68 : 63-64

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.185229

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5697822

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C3117F-4469-1957-7BC5-5AABFC23FF3E

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scientific name

Edmockfordia
status

gen. nov.

Edmockfordia View in CoL gen. n.

Type species. Edmockfordia chiquibulensis sp. n.

Diagnosis. Belonging in the Epipsocidae . Five distal labral sensilla, one central placoid, flanked by a pair trichoid-placoid. Without row of cuticular cones on setal bases of fore femora (hind legs missing). Forewing Rs 2 branched, M dichotomously branched, resulting in 4 M veins; hindwing Rs 2 branched, M unbranched ( Fig.1 View FIGURES 1 – 5 ). Phallosome open anteriorly, broadly shaped like an inverted V, with side struts stout, curved anteriorly, each mesally on outer edge with a broad, rounded external paramere. Aedeagal arch extended posteriorly to form a stout, blunt cone. Endophallus membranous, not bearing sclerites (Phallosome: Fig. 2 View FIGURES 1 – 5 ).

Paraprocts ( Fig. 5 View FIGURES 1 – 5 ) with a distinct, sclerotized band partially enclosing the sensory field, a curved, sclerotized band over the area of the sensory field, and a sclerotized band along the posterior border. Epiproct ( Fig. 5 View FIGURES 1 – 5 ) broad, trapeziform, setose, with a large field of warts in the middle.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Psocodea

Family

Epipsocidae

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