Nemestrinidae - US/Canada (in development)
Authors: Zachary Dankowicz and Even Dankowicz
Last updated: Aug 2021
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Nemestrinidae of the United States, Canada
6 species in the following genera:
Genera
| Range | Veins reaching the apical margin below Sc | Eyes | Proboscis | Antennal bases | Scutum | Tergites | |
Neohirmoneura | Southwestern | 6 | “shattered” green and red | | much closer | either silvery striped or evenly yellowish setose | either apically black with narrow pale basal setose band or evenly reddish setose | |
| 6 | mostly red with green “shimmer” | | much closer | pale setose | basally pale setose, medially black, with thick pale apical setose band | | |
Neorhynchocephalus | Widespread | 6 | red with large greenish-yellow “shimmer” | longer than head | intensely separated | more sparsely pale setose | mostly pale setose with basal black band or evenly reddish setose | |
Widespread | 4 | red with large greenish-yellow “shimmer” | shorter than head | | sparsely setose with three distinct pale vittae | mostly black and sparsely setose, with narrow pale apical setose band | |
Neohirmoneura
| Range | Scutum | Tergites |
Texas | black with distinct 4 silvery vittae | black with basal silvery bands | |
Arizona | entirely brownish-yellow | entirely brownish-yellow |
Neorhynchocephalus
| Range | posterior 2 veins at apex | base of segments | distinct posterior bands | hind tibia | |
Western | usually joined | visibly glossy black, shiny | absent | red | shaggier | |
Mostly Midwestern, Florida | separate | not glossy black, not shiny | white | mostly dark brown to black | more neatly groomed |
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