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Quinquespinosa McKamey, 2023
Selected references
Overview
McKamey (2023a) described this new monobasic genus to include Quinquespinosa septamacula McKamey, n. sp., which is widely distributed in South America.
Taxon images
Quinquespinosa septamacula
Distribution
Neotropical region: South America: Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru (McKamey 2023a).
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Diagnostic characters
Pronotum with 3 spines posteriorly; forewing with 1 basal cell (M) and 1 discoidal cell (R2+3) (McKamey 2023a).
Description
See McKamey (2023a) for the original description of this genus and its type-species (males and females).
Ecology
The original specimens were all collected by insecticidal fogging of tree canopy, expect for one specimen collected at a light trap (McKamey 2023a).
Prepared by
Lewis L. Deitz and Stuart H. McKamey, 13 June 2023.
