Mecoptera (Insecta) from Maranhao state: identification key for species and description of the female of Bittacus latreillei (Collucci & Amorim)

作者：Pires Machado Renato Jose; Limeira de Oliveira Francisco; Rafael Jose Albertino

来源：Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 2010, 54(4): 604-607.

DOI：10.1590/S0085-56262010000400011

• Bittacidae
• Brazil
• hangingflies
• Northeast region
• seasonality

Mecoptera (Insecta) from Maranhao state: identification key for species and description of the female of Bittacus latreillei (Collucci & Amorim). Recent field collections in Maranhao state, Brazil, indicate that the mecopterans seem to be abundant in this state. 55 specimens of four species were studied: Bittacus diversinervis Souza Lopes & Mangabeira, 1942, B. femoralis Klug, 1836, B. latreillei (Collucci & Amorim, 2000) and Issikiella araguaiensis Penny & Arias, 1983. Most of the specimens were collected between October and February, the rainy season in Maranhao. An identification key for these species and the description of the female of B. latreillei are presented.

• 出版日期2010-12