title: Zorotypus in Peninsular Malaysia (Zoraptera: Zorotypidae), with the description of three new species.
abstract: Three new species of the uncommonly encountered insect order Zoraptera are described and figured from Peninsular Malaysia--Zorotypus magnicaudelli sp. n., Zorotypus cervicornis sp. n., and Zorotypus impolitus sp. n. Another species from the region, identified as Zorotypus caudelli Karny, 1927, was also collected and is reevaluated herein based on new material. A brief discussion of characters used in zorapteran systematics is provided, and a key to the species of Peninsular Malaysia provided. This is the first report for the order Zoraptera from Peninsular Malaysia.
authors.affiliation: Sugadaira Montane Research Center University of Tsukuba, Sugadaira Kogen, Ueda, Nagano 386-2204, Japan. mashimo@sugadaira.tsukuba.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yuta
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mashimo
authors.forename: Kazunori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshizawa
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Engel
authors.forename: Idris Abd
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Ghani
authors.forename: Romano
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dallai
authors.forename: Rolf G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Beutel
authors.forename: Ryuichiro
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Machida
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007313:Insecta / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D008296:Malaysia; D008297:Male; D013045:Species Specificity