Austromerope

Austromerope
Austromerope brasiliensis
Conservation status
NE
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Mecoptera
Family:	Meropeidae
Genus:	Austromerope Killington, 1933
Species
Austromerope poultoni Austromerope brasiliensis

Austromerope is a genus of forcepfly which contains only two known species, Austromerope poultoni from Western Australia,^[1][2] and the South American Austromerope brasiliensis.^[3] They are small scorpionflies, with large forceps-like structures at the tail and two pairs of wings. Only adults and eggs from captured adults are known - no larval stage has been seen. Much of the biology of these insects is not known, due to their secretiveness and rarity.

References

1. Abbott, I.; Burbidge, T.; Wills, A. (2007). "Austromerope poultoni (Insecta, Mecoptera) in south-west Western Australia; occurrence, modelled geographical distribution and phenology". Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 90: 97–106.
2. Faithfull, M. J.; Majer, J. D.; Postle, A. C. (1985). "Some notes on the occurrence and seasonality of Austromerope poultoni (Mecoptera) in western Australia". Australian Entomological Magazine 12: 57–60.
3. Machado; Kawada, R. J. P.; Rafael, J. A. (2013). "New continental record and new species of Austromerope (Mecoptera, Meropeidae) from Brazil". ZooKeys 269: 1–10. doi:10.3897/zookeys.269.4255.