Conura maculata (Fabricius, 1787)
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https://doi.org/10.52547/jibs.8.2.245 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D6CB48-6041-CC73-2C71-489ADCCAF78C |
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Conura maculata |
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MACULATA View in CoL SPECIES GROUP
The maculata species group of Conura can be easily identified by the following set of characters: interantennal projections only slightly convex; malar sulcus visible near the eye; antennal scape exceeding vertex, in male apex enlarged; head and mesosoma with distinct, erect pilosity. The species group is one of the largest in the genus comprising over 100 species (described and undescribed ones, Delvare (1992)) distributed mostly from Chile and Argentina all the way up to USA. The group till date is said to be confined to the New World, and the present report of two male specimens extend its distribution to the Old World. Males of some species of the maculata group (species from India superficially resembling C. maculata and C. nigrifrons ) are very nearly identical in morphology and it is virtually impossible to differentiate them. Thus, the species though not specifically named is described here for making easeful future recognition.
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