Phlebothrix Borgmeier, 1969
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https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2025.2461656 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14983171 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D76CE478-400D-E521-FEAB-9F72FB75A799 |
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Phlebothrix Borgmeier |
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Phlebothrix Borgmeier View in CoL (total of seven photos of two mating events examined: Figure 4 View Figure 4 C-D)
Phlebothrix is a genus originally described from four specimens from Nosy Be , an island along the north-west coast of Madagascar ( Schmitz 1929). The surprising records of the genus posted on iNaturalist are from Reunión Island, between Madagascar and Mauritius. The males of the genus are much smaller than the females and have relatively larger antennae. The photos examined show a peculiar mating position for Phlebothrix with the male head and, in one of them, half of his thorax under the female wings ( Figure 4C View Figure 4 ). In this position, a possible use for their enlarged antenna could be to stimulate the venter of the female wings. However, this stimulatory function cannot be further corroborated by morphological data given that there is no detailed structural study of Phlebothrix male antenna.
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