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Male hypandrium of five sclerites, two side pairs, flanking a large central sclerite, this with two large, lateral posterior projections, and two small median posterior projections (Fig. 16). Phallosome (Fig. 17) Y-shaped anteriorly, external parameres elongate, rounded posteriorly, bearing pores; anterior endophallic sclerites bow-shaped, wide anteriorly, slender posteriorly; posterior endophallic sclerites long, slender, distally hooked, wide at base, connected by a broad, triangular bridge. Female ninth sternum (Fig. 12) well sclerotized, with three distinct areas.
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Alfonso N. García Aldrete, Julián A. Mendivil Nieto, Ranulfo González Obando
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Aldrete A, Nieto J, Obando R (2012) A pair of new sister species of Loneura (Psocodea, ‘Psocoptera’, Ptiloneuridae) from Valle del Cauca, Colombia, representing a new infrageneric group ZooKeys 168: 65–76
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Alfonso N. García Aldrete
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Julián A. Mendivil Nieto
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Ranulfo González Obando
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