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A new species and new records of Cryptolestes Ganglbauer (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea: Laemophloeidae) from Brazil

2022; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 56; Issue: 45-48 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/00222933.2022.2157775

1464-5262

Matheus Bento,

Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography

ABSTRACTA new species of the genus Cryptolestes Ganglbauer (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea: Laemophloeidae) is described in this paper from specimens collected in Pederneiras, São Paulo state, Brazil. Cryptolestes pederneirensis sp. nov. is diagnosed, illustrated and compared to its most similar congeners with a modified antennal scape. Additional records are also given for four species of the genus, two of which, namely C. spectabilis Thomas and C. thomasi Hauth and Bremer, are recorded for the first time in Brazil. New morphological data is provided by describing the male genitalia of these two species, as well as the hitherto unknown female of C. spectabilis. The pre-existing key to species of Cryptolestes is modified at the first steps to include C. pederneirensis sp. nov., C. robinclarkei Thomas, and C. thomasi.http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:185B257D-F0E6-4921-BD3E-4346031B7F28KEYWORDS: Neotropical regionflat beetleSouth Americataxonomymorphology AcknowledgementsI am grateful to Daniel Praia and Rodrigo Polisel for identifying the tree species, as well as Dr Hans-Joachim Bremer for confirming the identification of Cryptolestes thomasi. The Laboratório de Citotaxonomia e Insetos Aquáticos (LACIA-INPA; Dr Neusa Hamada) provided the optical microscope and the photographic equipment.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.Additional informationFundingThis study was financed in part by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior – Brasil (CAPES) [Finance Code 001].