New insect: Spectacular forcepfly species discovered for the first time in South America
Sunday, February 17, 2013 - 10:00
in Biology & Nature
Austromerope is a genus of forcepflies, whose representatives are rare and mostly restricted in distribution. It belongs to the family Meropeidae (Mecoptera) and was recently unexpectedly discovered in South America. The species found in Brazil was described as new to science and named Austromerope braziliensis.