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Type: Articles
Published: 2011-12-21
Page range: 28–54
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New species of Steleops (Psocodea: ‘Psocoptera’: Psocidae) from Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and Peru

Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad del Valle, Santiago de Cali, Colombia
Departamento de Zoología, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 70-153, 04510 México, D. F. México
Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad del Valle, Santiago de Cali, Colombia
Psocoptera taxonomy neotropics North America South America

Abstract

Ten species of neotropical Steleops Enderlein, are described and illustrated. A key to the neotropical species of the genus is provided, with comments on the affinities of the new species. The location of the types is indicated with each description.

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