Discothyrea testacea

Roger, 1863

Discothyrea testacea is a of in the Proceratiinae, described by Roger in 1863. It is native to the Southeastern United States, with additional records from Caribbean islands and the Yucatán Peninsula. The Discothyrea is characterized by a highly specialized and cryptic lifestyle, making species in this genus poorly represented in museum collections.

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How to pronounce Discothyrea testacea: //ˌdɪskoʊˈθɪriə tɛsˈteɪʃə//

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Distribution

Native to the Southeastern United States. Also recorded from islands in the Caribbean and the Yucatán Peninsula.

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Taxonomic History

The Discothyrea has been subject to recent revisionary work using X-ray microtomography and 3D cybertaxonomy, though this has focused primarily on Afrotropical rather than the Nearctic D. testacea.

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