Iotacypha vishniakovae, Shcherbakov & Shmakov, 2024

Shcherbakov, Dmitry E. & Shmakov, Alexei S., 2024, Another new species of Iotacyphinae (Lophioneuridae, Thysanoptera s. l.) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber, Russian Entomological Journal 33 (4), pp. 415-418 : 417

KEY TO IOTACYPHA SPECIES

1. Slender. Forewings more elongate (2.1–2.3:1), widest about midlength, narrowly rounded apically, shallowly tectiform in repose, their apices widely separated. Costal margin unevenly arched; costal vein marginal, without precostal carina. Body slenderer, female abdomen longer than head + thorax, widest and more sclerotized distally .................. ................. Iotacypha zherikhini Shcherbakov et al., 2024

– Robust. Forewings rather broad (1.9:1), widest beyond 2/3 wing length, broadly rounded apically, steeply tectiform in repose, their apical margins held vertically and meeting along midline. Costal margin sinuate about midlength (at least in anterior view); costal vein submarginal, with well-developed areolate precostal carina. Body stouter, female abdomen as long as head + thorax, widest and more sclerotized proximally ................. Iotacypha vishniakovae sp.n.

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