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Wikipedia / Zorotypus

Zorotypus is a genus of angel insects in the family Zorotypidae. It formerly contained all species in Zoraptera, but now only contains species found in Africa and South America.

Species

The type species is Zorotypus guineensis from West Africa. Species of the genus sensu stricto are known from Tropical Africa, spanning from West Africa to Madagascar, as well as Brazil.

  1. Genus Zorotypus Silvestri, 1913

    1. Species Zorotypus amazonensis Rafael & Engel, 2006 – Brazil (Amazonas)

    2. Species Zorotypus asymmetristernum Mashimo, 2018 – Kenya

    3. Species Zorotypus caxiuana Rafael, Godoi & Engel, 2008 – Brazil (Pará)

    4. Species Zorotypus delamarei Paulian, 1949 – Madagascar

    5. Species Zorotypus guineensis Silvestri, 1913 – Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast

    6. Species Zorotypus shannoni Gurney, 1938 – Brazil (Amazonas, Mato Grosso)

    7. Species Zorotypus vinsoni Paulian, 1951 – Mauritius, Madagascar

    8. Species Zorotypus komatsui Matsumura, Maruyama, Ntonifor & Beutel, 2023 – Cameroon

    Unrevised extinct species

  2. Species †Zorotypus absonus Engel, 2008 – Dominican amber, Dominican Republic (Miocene)

  3. Species †Zorotypus goeleti Engel & Grimaldi, 2000 – Dominican amber, Dominican Republic (Miocene)

  4. Species †Zorotypus mnemosyne Engel, 2008 – Dominican amber, Dominican Republic (Miocene)

  5. Species †Zorotypus palaeus Poinar, 1988 – Dominican amber, Dominican Republic (Miocene)

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