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Review of the brown lacewing genus Biramus (Neuroptera: Hemerobiidae: Hemerobiinae), with the description of a new species from Costa Rica and Panama

Review of the brown lacewing genus Biramus (Neuroptera: Hemerobiidae: Hemerobiinae), with the... JOHN D. OSWALD Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, U.S.A. REVIEW OF THE BROWN LACEWING GENUS BIRAMUS (NEUROPTERA: HEMEROBIIDAE: HEMEROBIINAE), WITH THE DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES FROM COSTA RICA AND PANAMA Oswald, J. D., 2004. Review of the brown lacewing genus Biramus (Neuroptera: Hemerobi- idae: Hemerobiinae), with the description of a new species from Costa Rica and Panama. – Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 147: 41-48, figs. 1-7. [ISSN 0040-7496]. Published 1 June 2004. The brown lacewing genus Biramus is reviewed and a new species, B. aggregatus, is described. The neotropical range of this genus is extended northwesterly from Venezuela to now include Costa Rica and Panama. The new species is differentiated on the basis of male terminalic char- acters, primarily structures of the ectoproct and gonarcus/mediuncus complex. Synapomor- phies previously identified for the formerly monobasic genus Biramus are reviewed and differ- entiated from autapomorphies now attributable to its two included species. Dr. John D. Oswald, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2475 USA. E-mail: j-oswald@tamu.edu Key Words. – brown lacewings; systematics; taxonomy; Neotropical region The family Hemerobiidae, brown lacewings, is a the conclusion that many of the exceptional morpho- cosmopolitan clade of approximately http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Tijdschrift voor Entomologie Brill

Review of the brown lacewing genus Biramus (Neuroptera: Hemerobiidae: Hemerobiinae), with the description of a new species from Costa Rica and Panama

Tijdschrift voor Entomologie , Volume 147 (1): 7 – Jan 1, 2004

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JOHN D. OSWALD Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, U.S.A. REVIEW OF THE BROWN LACEWING GENUS BIRAMUS (NEUROPTERA: HEMEROBIIDAE: HEMEROBIINAE), WITH THE DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES FROM COSTA RICA AND PANAMA Oswald, J. D., 2004. Review of the brown lacewing genus Biramus (Neuroptera: Hemerobi- idae: Hemerobiinae), with the description of a new species from Costa Rica and Panama. – Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 147: 41-48, figs. 1-7. [ISSN 0040-7496]. Published 1 June 2004. The brown lacewing genus Biramus is reviewed and a new species, B. aggregatus, is described. The neotropical range of this genus is extended northwesterly from Venezuela to now include Costa Rica and Panama. The new species is differentiated on the basis of male terminalic char- acters, primarily structures of the ectoproct and gonarcus/mediuncus complex. Synapomor- phies previously identified for the formerly monobasic genus Biramus are reviewed and differ- entiated from autapomorphies now attributable to its two included species. Dr. John D. Oswald, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2475 USA. E-mail: j-oswald@tamu.edu Key Words. – brown lacewings; systematics; taxonomy; Neotropical region The family Hemerobiidae, brown lacewings, is a the conclusion that many of the exceptional morpho- cosmopolitan clade of approximately

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