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

ABSTRACT

A 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-4346031B7F28

KEYWORDS:

• Neotropical region
• flat beetle
• South America
• taxonomy
• morphology

Acknowledgements

I 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.

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Funding

This study was financed in part by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior – Brasil (CAPES) [Finance Code 001].