A New Record of Zoraptera (Insecta) from Kenya, with Remarks on their Habitat
A New Record of Zoraptera (Insecta) from Kenya, with Remarks on their Habitat
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10.2982/028.105.0202
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2016-12
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Y. Matsumura;Laban Njoroge
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作者：
Y. Matsumura;Laban Njoroge
摘要我们在此记录了一种采自肯尼亚的昆虫。该物种很容易与其他描述的非洲Zoraptera物种区分，因为它独特的两性异形和雄性特征。雄性的头部有一个毛状的补丁，最后一个胸骨上有一个不对称的毛状补丁，上面有不同类型的刚毛，而雌性没有毛状补丁。这些显著的特征尚未被描述为任何已知的非洲物种描述的日期。非洲Zoraptera动物群的研究一直持续到1970年代，但从那时起就没有进行过彻底的研究。为了积累关于这个神秘的目的的知识，并刺激在非洲进行更多的研究，我们描述了我们在肯尼亚发现这个物种的栖息地。
ABSTRACT We hereby record a zorapteran insect from Kenya. The species is easily distinguishable from other described African species of Zoraptera because of its distinct sexual dimorphism and male characteristics. Males have a hairy patch on the head and an asymmetric hairy patch with different types of setae on the last sternite, whereas females have no hairy patch. These conspicuous characteristics have not been described for any known African species described to date. The African fauna of Zoraptera were investigated until the 1970s and have not been thoroughly studied since that time. To accumulate knowledge on this enigmatic order and stimulate more research in Africa, we describe the habitat where we found this species in Kenya.