Zorotypus
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Zorotypus is a genus of angel insects in the family Zorotypidae.
Species

The type species 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, two in the Americas 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 amber, Dominican Republic (Miocene) Species †Zorotypus denticulatus Yin, Cai & Huang, 2018 – Burmese amber, Myanmar (Cretaceous) Species †Zorotypus dilaticeps Yin, Cai, Huang & Engel, 2018 – Burmese amber, Myanmar (Cretaceous) Species †Zorotypus goeleti Engel & Grimaldi, 2000 – Dominican amber, Dominican Republic (Miocene) Species †Zorotypus mnemosyne Engel, 2008 – Dominican amber, Dominican Republic (Miocene) Species †Zorotypus palaeus Poinar, 1988 – Dominican amber, Dominican Republic (Miocene) Subgenus †Octozoros Engel, 2003 Species †Zorotypus acanthothorax Engel & Grimaldi, 2002 – Burmese amber, Myanmar (Cretaceous) Species †Zorotypus cenomanianus Yin, Cai & Huang, 2018 – Burmese amber, Myanmar (Cretaceous) Species †Zorotypus hirsutus Mashimo, 2018 – Burmese amber, Myanmar (Cretaceous) Species †Zorotypus hudae (Kaddumi, 2005) – Jordanian amber, Jordan (Cretaceous) Species †Zorotypus hukawngi Chen & Su, 2019 – Burmese amber, Myanmar (Cretaceous) Species †Zorotypus nascimbenei Engel & Grimaldi, 2002 – Burmese amber, Myanmar (Cretaceous) Species †Zorotypus pecten Mashimo, 2019 – Burmese amber, Myanmar (Cretaceous) Species †Zorotypus pusillus Chen & Su, 2019 – Burmese amber, Myanmar (Cretaceous)
Species Zorotypus komatsui Matsumura, Maruyama, Ntonifor & Beutel, 2023 – Cameroon
Species †Zorotypus cretatus Engel & Grimaldi, 2002 – Burmese amber, Myanmar (Cretaceous)
Species †Zorotypus oligophleps Liu, Zhang, Cai & Li, 2018 – Burmese amber, Myanmar (Cretaceous)
Species †Zorotypus robustus Liu, Zhang, Cai & Li, 2018 – Burmese amber, Myanmar (Cretaceous)
External links
- Data related to Zorotypus at Wikispecies
- Media related to Zorotypus at Wikimedia Commons