Boreus bomari
| Boreus bomari | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mecoptera |
| Family: | Boreidae |
| Genus: | Boreus |
| Species: | B. bomari
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| Binomial name | |
| Boreus bomari Byers & Shaw, 2000
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Boreus bomari is a species of winter scorpionfly in the family Boreidae.[1] The species has been recorded from high-elevation mountainous regions of Wyoming, United States, including areas within the Medicine Bow National Forest and near the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Monument.[2][3]
Morphology
Adults of Boreus bomari are dark brown to black with a shiny dorsum and sparse setae above the eyes.[1] Body length is approximately 1.3–1.6 times greater than that of Boreus brumalis.[1] Fine black setae occur on the tibiae and tarsi, with very limited setation on the femora, a characteristic that distinguishes B. bomari from other species in the genus.
Male genitalia are sharply tapered, featuring a thumb-like lobe and a row of black spines along the inner margin. Females possess an ovipositor approximately 1.8–1.9 times the length of the rostrum, with long, pointed, fused cerci.[1]
Behavior and ecology
Adults emerge from late fall through winter, when mating and oviposition occur beneath snow cover.[1] Larvae hatch near their primary food source and overwinter within moss substrates. Both larvae and adults feed primarily on mosses and liverworts.[1]
Taxonomy
The species is recognized by major taxonomic and biodiversity databases, including the Integrated Taxonomic Information System, Catalogue of Life, and GBIF.[4][5]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Byers, George W.; Shaw, Scott R. (July 1999). "A new species of Boreus (Mecoptera: Boreidae) from Wyoming". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 72 (3). Central States Entomological Society: 322–326.
Boreus bomari, new species, from mountainous southeastern Wyoming, is described and compared with similar species in eastern and western North America. Taxonomically useful characters of male and female are illustrated.
- ^ "Boreus bomari Byers & Shaw, 2000". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ^ "Boreus bomari Byers & Shaw, 2000". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ^ "ITIS Report: Boreus bomari". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ^ "Boreus bomari Byers & Shaw, 2000". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
External links
- "Boreus bomari". The Encyclopedia of Life.
- "MJZK". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands.
- "Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.