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Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia
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ISSN 1807-0205 · Universidade de São Paulo · 992 articles in the index
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A new species of Adelopsis Portevin, 1907 from the Brazilian Amazon (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Cholevinae: Ptomaphagini)
Abstract Adelopsis miguelmonnei Gomyde & Gnaspini sp. nov. is described from the Brazilian Amazon and placed in the ascutellaris species group. This species is remarkable for its minute size and for being the first of the group described from northern Brazil. Morphological analyses highlight the…
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Taxonomic review of the monotypic genus Trochalonota Westwood, 1833 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae)
Abstract A taxonomic review of the monotypic genus Trochalonota Westwood, 1833, endemic to the Atlantic Forest in southeastern Brazil (Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro), is presented. Trochalonota badia (Germar, 1823) is redescribed, and its aedeagus is described and illustrated for the first…
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Marilia Müller, 1880 (Trichoptera: Odontoceridae) from Atlantic Forest: two new species from Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil, and a new distributional record
Abstract The genus Marilia, with 83 extant species distributed across the Oriental, Australasian, and Neotropical regions, is the most diverse within the caddisfly family Odontoceridae. In Brazil, 28 species are currently known, 15 of which occur in the Atlantic Forest - one of the world’s 36 major…
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Choeridium tridenticeps Arrow, 1913: a Canthidium Erichson, 1847, not an Ateuchus Weber, 1801 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae)
Abstract The study of the original description and the holotype - and only known specimen - in the Natural History Museum, London, allows us to transfer the Brazilian Amazon species Choeridium tridenticeps Arrow, 1913, currently treated in Ateuchus Weber, 1801 (= Choeridium Le Peletier de…
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Specimens lost, biodiversity data preserved: Part I. A revised and illustrated catalog of the name bearing types of grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Romaleidae) from the Entomological Collection of the Museu Nacional/UFRJ, Brazil
Abstract The Entomological Collection of the Museu Nacional/UFRJ, Brazil (MNRJ), served as the primary repository for Brazilian Orthoptera (Insecta), housing the country’s largest assemblage of this order and one of the most prominent in South America. This paper presents a revised and illustrated…
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Sympycnus monnei: a new remarkable species of long legged flies (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Brazilian Cerrado
Abstract A new species of the challenging genus Sympycnus Loew is described from the Cerrado biome in Brasília municipality, Federal District, Brazil: Sympycnus monnei sp. nov. An illustrated dichotomous key is provided for a subset of Neotropical species characterized by yellow antennae and males…
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A new Calycomyza Hendel from Brazil (Diptera, Agromyzidae)
Abstract Calycomyza Hendel is an important genus of Agromyzidae that includes several agricultural pests. Here, we describe a new species, Calycomyza monnei sp. nov., from Minas Gerais, Brazil, and provide images of the adult and male terminalia.
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Two new species of Cyclocephala Dejean, 1821 (Melolonthidae: Dynastinae: Cyclocephalini) from the castanea species group
Abstract The Cyclocephala castanea species group is formally delimited to include six South American species, including two here newly described: C. monnei sp. nov. from Corumbá municipality, Mato Grosso do Sul state, in the Pantanal domain, and C. figueroai sp. nov. from Iquitos province, Loreto…
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New genus, new combination and new tribal placement for the enigmatic species Stenocrates nasutus Dechambre, 1979 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Dynastinae)
Abstract Monneocrates gen. nov. is proposed herein to accommodate the enigmatic species Stenocrates nasutus Dechambre, 1979 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae), resulting in a new combination. Additionally, Monneocrates parabolicus sp. nov. is also described. The new genus is placed within the…
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New species and records of the South American genera Raysymmela Saylor, 1947 and Symmela Erichson, 1835 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae)
Abstract Here we describe two new species of Raysymmela Saylor, 1947 from Peru, R. hajeki Pacheco & Ahrens, sp. nov. and R. tarapoto Pacheco & Ahrens, sp. nov., as well as three new species of Symmela Erichson, 1835 from Brazil, S. drumonti Pacheco & Ahrens, sp. nov., S. monnei Pacheco & Ahrens…
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Reinstatement of the genus Macrocis Reitter, 1878 (Coleoptera: Ciidae), with the description of a new Brazilian species
Abstract The genus Macrocis Reitter, 1878, is reinstated to accommodate the species previously placed in the Cis taurus species group, as follows: Macrocis bahiensis (Pic, 1916), new combination; Macrocis cornelli (Lawrence, 1971), new combination; Macrocis diabolicus Reitter, 1878, reinstated…
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A new species and new records of Eupogonius LeConte (Cerambycidae: Lamiinae) from Mexico and Guatemala
Abstract. A new species of Eupogonius LeConte, 1852 (Desmiphorini) is described from Mexico: E. monnei sp. nov., from Nayarit, Jalisco and Michoacán. Three new state records of Eupogonius species are reported from Mexico, and one new country record from Guatemala.
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Filling knowledge gaps: Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) from southwestern Paraná, with new geographical records for Paraná and Brazil
Abstract We provide a checklist of Cerambycidae species deposited in the Coleção Entomológica UFFS-RE, sampled with Malaise traps in forest remnants of southwestern region of the Brazilian state of Paraná. The subfamilies Cerambycinae, Lamiinae, Lepturinae, and Prioninae were recorded totaling 168…
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On taxonomy, distribution and subfamilial position of Rhathymoscelis Thomson, Mendesina Lane and Cauarana Lane (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae), with description of a new species of Rhathymoscelis
Abstract Notes and figures are provided for all known species of Rhathymoscelis Thomson, 1861 and for the related monospecific genera Mendesina Lane, 1974 and Cauarana Lane, 1974. These are proposed here as a well-defined generic group, the Rhathymoscelis-group, and are briefly described. All three…
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Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from Pernambuco, Brazil: New records, nomenclatural changes, and identification key of tribes
Abstract The paper summarizes known information on Cassidinae fauna of Pernambuco. It is based on excerption of literature data, study of museum material, and implements also records from iNaturalist to create as complete picture of the cassidine fauna of Pernambuco as possible at the moment. Yet…
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A new species and notes on Cendiuna Galileo & Martins (Cerambycidae, Lamiinae, Hemilophini)
Abstract Cendiuna Galileo & Martins, 1991 is a genus of the tribe Hemilophini known from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, and currently comprising five species. The genus is mainly diagnosed by having the pronotum depressed at the mid-posterior region, and elytra slightly widened toward apical…
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On Eligmoderma Thomson, 1864 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae, Eligmodermini): a new species, notes, synonymy, and revalidation
Abstract Except for Eligmoderma politum Nonfried, 1895, all known species of Eligmoderma are illustrated, some of them for the first time, with notes on them. Eligmoderma spinicolle Aurivillius, 1924 is revalidated. Although it was not possible to locate the holotype of Eligmoderma ziczac Nonfried…
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The diversity of Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) from “Parque Estadual de Porto Ferreira” (Brazil), with description of new species and taxonomic notes
Abstract We present the first comprehensive survey of Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) from the Parque Estadual de Porto Ferreira, São Paulo, Brazil. A total of 349 specimens representing 101 species in five subfamilies were collected. All the species are illustrated, as well as others used for…
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Cerambycinae (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from the Brazilian state of Amazonas II: new species and new geographical records for Brazil
Abstract One new species is described in Ectenessini: Ectenessa monnei sp. nov. Five new species are described in Rhinotragini: Eclipta monnei sp. nov.; Ecliptoides pepemujicai sp. nov.; Ischasia carlosgardeli sp. nov.; Odontocera monnei sp. nov.; and Odontocera susanae sp. nov. New country records…
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A passion for longhorn beetles: the life and work of our teacher Miguel A. Monné (1938 2024)