First Record Of The Order Mecoptera (Insecta) For The Gorgona Island (Colombia), With The Description Of A New Species

During a review of material from the project "Assessment of the current status of the faunistic conservation objects from the Gorgona Island: a holistic approach to the ecological evaluation of the Gorgona Natural National Park", conducted 2010‒2011, a male specimen of Pazius Navás, 1913 (...

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Published inZootaxa Vol. 4097; no. 2; p. 271
Main Authors Ascuntar-Osnas, Oscar, Domínguez, Diana Torres, Ulloa, Patricia Chacón De, Machado, Renato Jose Pires
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Zealand 31.03.2016
Subjects
Animal Distribution
Animal Structures - anatomy & histology
Animal Structures - growth & development
Animals
Body Size
Ecosystem
Female
Insecta - anatomy & histology
Insecta - classification
Insecta - growth & development
Islands
Male
Organ Size
Parks, Recreational
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Summary:During a review of material from the project "Assessment of the current status of the faunistic conservation objects from the Gorgona Island: a holistic approach to the ecological evaluation of the Gorgona Natural National Park", conducted 2010‒2011, a male specimen of Pazius Navás, 1913 (Mecoptera: Bittacidae) was found. The genus had been previously recorded in Colombia in the Amazonas and Cundinamarca departments. The specimen described here differs from other species of Pazius by the absence of the aedeagus ventral process, the presence of seven short dorsal spines at the epandrium and shape of the ventral process. This finding represents the first record of the order Mecoptera for Gorgona Island, a new species of Pazius, and the expansion of the genus distribution in Colombia. A detailed morphological description of Pazius gorgonensis n. sp. and an identification key for species of the genus are presented.
ISSN:1175-5334
DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.4097.2.9