Neuropterida from South America: large diversity, largely unknown
Neuropterida comprises about 6 430 extant and 930 fossil species distributed all over the world, except in Antarctica. In South America, 919 extant species of 135 genera in 13 families of Neuroptera and Megaloptera − 15 % of the world's diversity − have been recorded so far. With regard to foss...
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2019
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3569392 https://zenodo.org/record/3569392 |
| Summary: | Neuropterida comprises about 6 430 extant and 930 fossil species distributed all over the world, except in Antarctica. In South America, 919 extant species of 135 genera in 13 families of Neuroptera and Megaloptera − 15 % of the world's diversity − have been recorded so far. With regard to fossils in the region, 91 species of 53 genera in 19 families of Glosselytrodea, Raphidioptera, Neuroptera and Megaloptera − 10 % of the world's diversity − are known to date. |
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