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Genus Prosops Buckton, 1893


Compiler and date details

9 September 2010 - Murray J. Fletcher

Introduction

This genus was regarded as a nomen dubium by Löcker et.al. (2006), although they stated that Prosops closely resembles Ozoliarus Löcker in having 3 lateral spines and 6 large apical teeth on the hind tibia and 7 apical teeth on the first and second tarsomere, and this may indicate that Prosops is a senior synonym of Ozoliarus. The syntype series of P. pedisequus consists of three females mounted on a glass slide and the carination of the head is obscured.

 

Distribution

States

Victoria


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

Vic: South East Coastal Plain (SCP)

Diagnosis

Prosops differs from Cordoliarus in the shape of the head, from Oteana in the presence of 7 apical teeth on the 2nd tarsomere, from Oliarus in the presence of three lateral spines on the hind tibia and 7 apical teeth on the 2nd tarsomere, and from species of Miclucha in the number of apical teeth on the hind legs/and or shape of the areolets. Prosops cannot be differentiated from Ozoliarus without removing the syntype females of P. pedisequus from the slide on which they are mounted.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
03-Sep-2010 ADDED