Zorotypus amazonensis
Species of insect
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Zorotypus amazonensis is a species of insect in the genus Zorotypus. It is found in the Amazon, in the Brazilian state of Amazonas.[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]
| Zorotypus amazonensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Zoraptera |
| Family: | Zorotypidae |
| Genus: | Zorotypus |
| Species: | Z. amazonensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Zorotypus amazonensis Rafael and Engel, 2006 | |