A new genus and two new species, one extant and one fossil, in the family Troctopsocidae (Psocodea: 'Psocoptera': Troctomorpha: Amphientometae: Electrentomoidea)

Zootaxa. 2014 Sep 30;3869(2):159-64. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3869.2.5.

Abstract

We describe a new genus, Troctopsocoides, in the family Troctopsocidae with two new species, T. erwini n. sp. (Madre de Dios, Peru) and T. gracilis n. sp., a fossil in amber from the Dominican Republic. We include a diagnosis of the family Troctopsocidae following a recent important change in its status and a key to the known genera of the family.

MeSH terms

  • Amber
  • Animals
  • Dominican Republic
  • Female
  • Fossils
  • Insecta / anatomy & histology*
  • Insecta / classification*
  • Male
  • Peru

Substances

  • Amber