Collucci & Amorim, 2000 :3
Machado et al., 2009 :36
Bittacus brunipennis
angrensis
B. angrensis
B. angrensis
Bittacus
B. brunipennis
B. angrensis
B. brunipennis
Bittacus
The genus Bittacus Latreille (Insecta: Mecoptera) in Brazil: key to species, distribution maps, new synonym, and three new species
Machado, Renato Jose Pires
Mendes, Diego Matheus De Mello
Rafael, José Albertino
Zootaxa
2018
2018-11-30
4526
3
303
330
LXQY
(Collucci & Amorim, 2000)
Collucci & Amorim
2000
[151,751,1604,1630]
Insecta
Bittacidae
Bittacus
GBIF
Animalia
Mecoptera
3
306
Arthropoda
species
brunipennis
Thyridates brunipennis: Collucci & Amorim, 2000:3. Bittacus brunipennis: Machado et al.,2009:36; Machado, 2018.
Holotypefemale: LMED (examined). Brazil: São Paulo( Fig. 12a).
Bittacus brunipennisis one of the three species of the “group angrensis” (see comments in B. angrensis) ( Collucci & Amorim 2000). The species is known only by the female holotype, which is very similar to specimens of B. angrensis. This similarity was noted by Collucci & Amorim (2000), who mentioned the color of the pterostigma as the main character to distinguish these two species. This character however, does not seem very strong, since it shows some plasticity in other species of Bittacus, suggesting that B. brunipennismight be a synonym of B. angrensis. Because the species was described from a female, the identification of B. brunipennisremains uncertain mainly because the shape of the male epandrium is one of the most important characters to distinguish Bittacusspecies. The collection of male specimens close to the type locality, Campos do Jordão State Park ( São Paulo), will be needed to solve this question.
2029165302
[151,901,1807,1832]
Brazil
Sao Paulo
3
306
1
Sao Paulo
holotype