REVISITING BIGUEMBIA SZUMIK, 1997 (EMBIOPTERA: ARCHEMBIIDAE): NEW SPECIES, PHYLOGENY AND NATURAL HISTORY

SANTOS ANDRADE, B. ; SZUMIK, C.; JUÁREZ, M. L.; KROLOW, TK.

ZOOLOGISCHER ANZEIGER

ELSEVIER GMBH

Año: 2023

0044-5231

Two new species of Biguembia Szumik, 1997: B. flavibrunnea and B. pulchra fromCerrado domain, state of Tocantins, Brazil are described, diagnosed and illustrated. Acladistic analysis of genus using 104 morphological characters is performed, and thesystematic position of the two new species is analyzed and discussed. For the first timein the order Embioptera, all the instars (eggs, nymphs and adults) of both sexes areincorporated on the original description of one of the species including notes ofdevelopmental time. Additionally, an identification key for males of the genus and adistribution map of the eight species of Biguembia is provided.