A new species of Sisyra Burmeister, 1839 (Neuroptera: Sisyridae) from Peru, with identification key to the Neotropical species of the genus

A new species of Sisyra Burmeister is described from the tropical rainforest of Tambopata National Reserve, Madre de Dios region, Peru. Sisyra tambopatensis sp. nov. is described based on a male specimen, which greatly differs from its congeners in the overall shape of the male gonocoxite 9. In addi...

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Published inRevista Brasileira de Entomologia Vol. 66; no. spe; p. 1
Main Author Assmar, Alice Carvalho
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Sao Paulo Sociedade Brasileira De Entomologia 01.01.2022
Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia
Subjects
Aquatic insects
Congeners
Identification keys
Males
New species
Rainforests
Sisyra
South America
Spongillaflies
Taxonomy
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Summary:A new species of Sisyra Burmeister is described from the tropical rainforest of Tambopata National Reserve, Madre de Dios region, Peru. Sisyra tambopatensis sp. nov. is described based on a male specimen, which greatly differs from its congeners in the overall shape of the male gonocoxite 9. In addition, an identification key to the Neotropical species of Sisyra is provided.
ISSN:0085-5626
1806-9665
DOI:10.1590/1806-9665-RBENT-2022-0051