''Zorotypus'' is a genus of
angel insects in the family
Zorotypidae.
Species
The
type species
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is ''
Zorotypus guineensis'' from West Africa.
[
Other species are found worldwide, mainly in tropical and subtropical regions. Four species occur north of the ]Tropic of Cancer
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, two in the Americas
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and others in Asia and Africa.[
;Genus ''Zorotypus'' Silvestri, 1913
:; Subgenus ''Zorotypus'' Silvestri, 1913
:: Species '' Zorotypus amazonensis'' Rafael & Engel, 2006 – Brazil (Amazonas)
:: Species '' Zorotypus asymmetristernum'' Mashimo, 2018 – Kenya
:: Species '' Zorotypus caxiuana'' Rafael, Godoi & Engel, 2008 – Brazil (Pará)
:: Species '' Zorotypus delamarei'' Paulian, 1949 – Madagascar
:: Species '' Zorotypus guineensis'' Silvestri, 1913 – Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast
:: Species '' Zorotypus shannoni'' Gurney, 1938 – Brazil (Amazonas, Mato Grosso)
:: Species '' Zorotypus vinsoni'' Paulian, 1951 – Mauritius, Madagascar
:: Species †'' Zorotypus absonus'' Engel, 2008 – Dominican Republic (Miocene)
:: Species †'' Zorotypus denticulatus'' Yin, Cai & Huang, 2018 – Myanmar (Cretaceous)
:: Species †'' Zorotypus dilaticeps'' Yin, Cai, Huang & Engel, 2018 – Myanmar (Cretaceous)
:: Species †'' Zorotypus goeleti'' Engel & Grimaldi, 2000 – Dominican Republic (Miocene)
:: Species †'' Zorotypus mnemosyne'' Engel, 2008 – Dominican Republic (Miocene)
:: Species †'' Zorotypus palaeus'' Poinar, 1988 – Dominican Republic (Miocene)
:; Subgenus †'' Octozoros'' Engel, 2003
:: Species †'' Zorotypus acanthothorax'' Engel & Grimaldi, 2002 – Myanmar (Cretaceous)
:: Species †'' Zorotypus cenomanianus'' Yin, Cai & Huang, 2018 – Myanmar (Cretaceous)
:: Species †'' Zorotypus hirsutus'' Mashimo, 2018 – Myanmar (Cretaceous)
:: Species †'' Zorotypus hudae'' (Kaddumi, 2005) – Jordan (Cretaceous)
:: Species †'' Zorotypus hukawngi'' Chen & Su, 2019 – Myanmar (Cretaceous)
:: Species †'' Zorotypus nascimbenei'' Engel & Grimaldi, 2002 – Myanmar (Cretaceous)
:: Species †'' Zorotypus pecten'' Mashimo, 2019 – Myanmar (Cretaceous)
:: Species †'' Zorotypus pusillus'' Chen & Su, 2019 – Myanmar (Cretaceous)
: Species '' Zorotypus komatsui'' Matsumura, Maruyama, Ntonifor & Beutel, 2023]
References
External links
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Taxa named by Filippo Silvestri
Zoraptera
Insect genera