Arboraptor Mendes, Oliveira, Chamorro-Rengifo & Rafael, 2018
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4438.2.3 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:805D1567-C107-45B2-903D-41BFC116D5C9 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5978563 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/DA3B87E8-0A57-FFAB-FF74-77AEFADC29E7 |
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Plazi |
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Arboraptor Mendes, Oliveira, Chamorro-Rengifo & Rafael |
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gen. nov. |
Arboraptor Mendes, Oliveira, Chamorro-Rengifo & Rafael View in CoL , gen. nov.
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Type species. Arboraptor viridis sp. nov., here designated.
Diagnosis. Male. Mandibles asymmetrical, left mandible ensiform, about twice the length of right ( Fig. 2B View FIGURE 2 ). Head in frontal view laterally broadened and rounded, being the distance between genae about 2.5 times longer than distance between eyes ( Fig. 2B View FIGURE 2 ). Tegmina covering all the abdominal tergites, however the apex of tegmen does not extend beyond the apex of the cerci ( Fig. 2A View FIGURE 2 ). Styli long, thin, dorso-ventrally flattened and parallel sided, apex blunt ( Fig. 2I –J View FIGURE 2 ), in lateral view curved ( Fig. 2K View FIGURE 2 ). 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 View FIGURE 5 ).
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 View FIGURE 19 ).
Included species. Arboraptor viridis sp. nov. and Arboraptor stigmata ( Nickle, 2003) nov. comb.
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