Nanopasiphae Engel, new genus

ZooBank: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 131BC09C-D740-4F41-B6D9-7B1809C6F58B

TYPE SPECIES: Leioproctus (Perditomorpha) inconspicuus Michener, 1989 .

DIAGNOSIS: This genus resembles Perditomorpha in the form of the metafemoral and metatibial scopal setae and shortened flagellum, but has a distinctly pectinate inner metatibial spur.

ETYMOLOGY: The new subgeneric name is a combination of the Ancient Greek nânos (νᾶνος, meaning, “dwarf”) and Pasiphae . The gender of the name is feminine.