Zorotypus amazonensis

Zorotypus amazonensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Zoraptera
Family:	Zorotypidae
Genus:	Zorotypus
Species:	Z. amazonensis
Binomial name
	Zorotypus amazonensis; Rafael and Engel, 2006

Zorotypus amazonensis is a species of insect in the genus Zorotypus. It is found in the central Amazonia.[1][2] Males possess features that distinguish them from related species. The male cerci is elongated, curved, and studded with three stiff setae along inner margins allowing for a "clasperlike" appearance.[2]

References

"ITIS Standard Report Page: Zorotypus amazonensis". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
Rafael, José Albertino; Engel, Michael S. (2006). "A new species of Zorotypus from central Amazonia, Brazil (Zoraptera, Zorotypidae) ; American Museum Novitates, no. 3528". hdl:2246/5806. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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[1] "ITIS Standard Report Page: Zorotypus amazonensis". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2018-03-14.

[Rafael_2006-2] Rafael, José Albertino; Engel, Michael S. (2006). "A new species of Zorotypus from central Amazonia, Brazil (Zoraptera, Zorotypidae) ; American Museum Novitates, no. 3528". hdl:2246/5806. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)