Arboraptor Mendes, Oliveira, Chamorro-Rengifo & Rafael, gen. nov.

Figures 1–10 and 19

Type species. Arboraptor viridis sp. nov., here designated.

Diagnosis. Male. Mandibles asymmetrical, left mandible ensiform, about twice the length of right (Fig. 2B). Head in frontal view laterally broadened and rounded, being the distance between genae about 2.5 times longer than distance between eyes (Fig. 2B). Tegmina covering all the abdominal tergites, however the apex of tegmen does not extend beyond the apex of the cerci (Fig. 2A). Styli long, thin, dorso-ventrally flattened and parallel sided, apex blunt (Fig. 2I –J), in lateral view curved (Fig. 2K). Titillator process and titillator sclerite forming two c-

shaped opposing pieces, slightly overlapping at midline and surface covered by numerous rugose small triangular projections (Fig. 5C–D).

Etymology. From Latin word arbor = tree, and raptor = thief, in reference to the arboreal and predatory habit of the specimens.

Grammatical gender. Masculine.

Distribution. Brazil: Amazonas; Peru: Iquitos (Fig. 19).

Included species. Arboraptor viridis sp. nov. and Arboraptor stigmata (Nickle, 2003) nov. comb.