Periscelis
Loew, 1858
Periscelis is a of small in the , comprising approximately 15 described . The genus occurs in the Palaearctic region, with taxonomic revisions ongoing to clarify species boundaries. Recent work has resolved nomenclatural confusion surrounding P. winnertzii and described new species including P. laszloi from Central and Southern Europe.
Pronunciation
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Distribution
Palaearctic region, with confirmed records from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Hungary, Portugal, Switzerland, and Slovakia.
Life Cycle
Female and cephalopharyngeal skeleton of 3rd have been described for at least one (P. winnertzii).
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Taxonomic history
The identity of P. winnertzii was long misinterpreted until revision of the revealed it was synonymous with P. fugax. The name P. winnertzii auctt. (not Egger, 1862) was applied to specimens now recognized as the distinct P. laszloi.
Reproductive anomaly
An intersex specimen of P. laszloi has been documented and described from Hungary.