INVESTIGADORES
SZUMIK Claudia Adriana
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
New findings on the South American genus Agathemera (Phasmatodea)
Autor/es:
C. SZUMIK; MOLINA A.; RAJMIL J.; MOYANO R.; GOLOBOFF P.; V. PEREYRA
Lugar:
Trento
Reunión:
Congreso; XXXIII International Meeting of the Willi Hennig Society; 2014
Institución organizadora:
Willi Hennig Society
Resumen:
The
enigmatic genus Agathemera
is one of the most controversial groups of phasmathodea. They are
poorly represented even in major collections. Additionally, the type
of dry fixation normally used for insects, there is no an accurate
review of its morphology (which requires, given their softness,
alcohol-preserved specimens). In recent collecting trips to high
altitudes in the Andes (up to above 4300 meters), numerous specimens
of some new species were found; comparison of these with previously
known species yielded several new potentially useful characters,
which are analyzed here in a cladistic framework.