A New Species of Triozocera (Mengeidae: Strepsiptera) from Liberia, West Africa

Author: FOX JEAN W.   FOX RICHARD M.  

Publisher: Entomological Society of America

ISSN: 1938-2901

Source: Annals of the Entomological Society of America, Vol.57, Iss.4, 1964-07, pp. : 402-405

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Abstract

Triozocera maxi, described from 2 ♀ collected in a light trap, is the second strepsipteran species and the first member of the Mengeidae known from West Africa. The systematic history of the family is discussed, and a key is given to the 7 known species of Triozocera.