Zorotypus

Zorotypus is a genus of angel insects in the family Zorotypidae.

Zorotypus
Zorotypus guineensis, wingless form
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Zoraptera
Family:	Zorotypidae
Subfamily:	Zorotypinae
Genus:	Zorotypus Silvestri, 1913[1]
Type species
Zorotypus guineensis Silvestri, 1913
Synonyms
Zoraptera Caudell, 1923 (misspelling)

Species

Zorotypus sp. from Ecuador

The type species is Zorotypus guineensis from West Africa.^[2]

Other species are found worldwide, mainly in tropical and subtropical regions. Four species occur north of the Tropic of Cancer, two in the Americas and others in Asia and Africa.^[2][3][4]

Genus Zorotypus Silvestri, 1913

Subgenus Zorotypus Silvestri, 1913

Species Zorotypus amazonensis Rafael & Engel, 2006 – Brazil (Amazonas)

Species Zorotypus asymmetristernum Mashimo, 2018 – Kenya

Species Zorotypus caxiuana Rafael, Godoi & Engel, 2008 – Brazil (Pará)

Species Zorotypus delamarei Paulian, 1949 – Madagascar

Species Zorotypus guineensis Silvestri, 1913 – Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast

Species Zorotypus shannoni Gurney, 1938 – Brazil (Amazonas, Mato Grosso)

Species Zorotypus vinsoni Paulian, 1951 – Mauritius, Madagascar

Species †Zorotypus absonus Engel, 2008 – Dominican amber, Dominican Republic (Miocene)

Species †Zorotypus denticulatus Yin, Cai & Huang, 2018 – Burmese amber, Myanmar (Cretaceous)

Species †Zorotypus dilaticeps Yin, Cai, Huang & Engel, 2018 – Burmese amber, Myanmar (Cretaceous)

Species †Zorotypus goeleti Engel & Grimaldi, 2000 – Dominican amber, Dominican Republic (Miocene)

Species †Zorotypus mnemosyne Engel, 2008 – Dominican amber, Dominican Republic (Miocene)

Species †Zorotypus palaeus Poinar, 1988 – Dominican amber, Dominican Republic (Miocene)

Subgenus †Octozoros Engel, 2003

Species †Zorotypus acanthothorax Engel & Grimaldi, 2002 – Burmese amber, Myanmar (Cretaceous)

Species †Zorotypus cenomanianus Yin, Cai & Huang, 2018 – Burmese amber, Myanmar (Cretaceous)

Species †Zorotypus hirsutus Mashimo, 2018 – Burmese amber, Myanmar (Cretaceous)

Species †Zorotypus hudae (Kaddumi, 2005) – Jordanian amber, Jordan (Cretaceous)

Species †Zorotypus hukawngi Chen & Su, 2019 – Burmese amber, Myanmar (Cretaceous)

Species †Zorotypus nascimbenei Engel & Grimaldi, 2002 – Burmese amber, Myanmar (Cretaceous)

Species †Zorotypus pecten Mashimo, 2019 – Burmese amber, Myanmar (Cretaceous)

Species †Zorotypus pusillus Chen & Su, 2019 – Burmese amber, Myanmar (Cretaceous)

Species Zorotypus komatsui Matsumura, Maruyama, Ntonifor & Beutel, 2023^[5] – Cameroon

Species †Zorotypus cretatus Engel & Grimaldi, 2002 – Burmese amber, Myanmar (Cretaceous)

Species †Zorotypus oligophleps Liu, Zhang, Cai & Li, 2018 – Burmese amber, Myanmar (Cretaceous)

Species †Zorotypus robustus Liu, Zhang, Cai & Li, 2018 – Burmese amber, Myanmar (Cretaceous)