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Genus and species information.
Neosilba mcalpiniei
Nomenclature
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Tribe: LonchaeinaeGenus: Neosilba
Species:
Neosilba mcalpiniei
Usage:
valid
SUMMARY
Belongs to the complex of Neosilba peltae McAlpine & Steyskal (1982) [1], its chaetotaxy is similar to N peltae chaetotaxy and won't be redescribed, the only difference is that
the prosternum of N mcalpinei n sp. is hairless. Neosilba mcalpiniei n. sp. was collected in the
State of Amapa, Northeastern of Brazil in a border of lowland Amazonian forest; it was reared from flower bud of Eschweilera conacea that has a wide distribution in the north and Northwest of South America It is the first Neosilba species reared from flower bud.