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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Machado RJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3592268 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
ZooKeys 20130215 269
A new species of Meropeidae (Mecoptera) from Brazil, Austromerope brasiliensis sp. n., is described, representing only the 3rd extant species described in this family and the 1st record of the family from the Neotropical region. The distribution and biogeography of the family are discussed and we propose that Meropeidae originated before continental drift and then divided into two branches, northern and southern, with the breakup of Pangea. Identification keys for the Neotropical families of Mec ...[more]