Austromerope | |
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Austromerope brasiliensis | |
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Austromerope poultoni | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Mecoptera |
Family: | Meropeidae |
Genus: |
Austromerope Killington, 1933 |
Species | |
Austromerope is a genus of forcepfly which contains only two known species, Austromerope poultoni from Western Australia, [1] [2] and the South American Austromerope brasiliensis. [3] They are small scorpionflies, with large forceps-like structures at the tail and two pairs of wings. Only adults and eggs from captured adults are known - no larval stage has been seen. Much of the biology of these insects is not known, due to their secretiveness and rarity.
Austromerope | |
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Austromerope brasiliensis | |
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Austromerope poultoni | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Mecoptera |
Family: | Meropeidae |
Genus: |
Austromerope Killington, 1933 |
Species | |
Austromerope is a genus of forcepfly which contains only two known species, Austromerope poultoni from Western Australia, [1] [2] and the South American Austromerope brasiliensis. [3] They are small scorpionflies, with large forceps-like structures at the tail and two pairs of wings. Only adults and eggs from captured adults are known - no larval stage has been seen. Much of the biology of these insects is not known, due to their secretiveness and rarity.