Austrolimnius cleidecostae, a new species of riffle beetle (Coleoptera: Elmidae) from Brazil with habitat notes and updated key of the Brazilian species of the genus

Authors

  • Thiago Tadeu Silva Polizei Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Museu de Zoologia (MZUSP) - São Paulo, SP, Brasil. Author http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3746-8865
  • Lucas de Souza Machado Costa Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Faculdade de Ciências e Letras, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Laboratório de Biologia Aquática (LABIA) - Assis, SP, Brasil; Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto (FFCLRP), Departamento de Biologia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Entomologia - Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil. Author http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7104-4508
  • Pitágoras da Conceição Bispo Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Faculdade de Ciências e Letras, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Laboratório de Biologia Aquática (LABIA) - Assis, SP, Brasil. Author http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7356-8882

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/1807-0205/2020.60.special-issue.12

Keywords:

Aquatic beetles, Streams, Neotropical, South America, Taxonomy

Abstract

Austrolimnius cleidecostae sp. nov. is one of the smallest species of Elmidae from the Neotropical region. The new species is described and illustrated based on male and female specimens. This species represents the first record in Elmidae of mandibles with an articulated, sclerotized process on inner subapical edge. The specimens were collected from streams in the Atlantic rainforest of São Paulo and Santa Catarina, and habitat notes are given. An updated key for the Austrolimnius Carter & Zeck, 1929 of Brazil is provided. Austrolimnis browni Hinton, 1971 and A. musgravei Hinton, 1939 are recorded for the first time from Brazil.

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Author Biographies

  • Thiago Tadeu Silva Polizei, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Museu de Zoologia (MZUSP) - São Paulo, SP, Brasil.

    Avenida Nazaré, 481, Ipiranga, CEP 04263‑000, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.

  • Lucas de Souza Machado Costa, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Faculdade de Ciências e Letras, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Laboratório de Biologia Aquática (LABIA) - Assis, SP, Brasil; Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto (FFCLRP), Departamento de Biologia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Entomologia - Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil.

    Avenida Dom Antônio, s/nº, Parque Universitário, CEP 19806‑900, Assis, SP, Brasil.
    Avenida Bandeirantes, 3.900, Vila Monte Alegre CEP 14040‑901, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil.

  • Pitágoras da Conceição Bispo, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Faculdade de Ciências e Letras, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Laboratório de Biologia Aquática (LABIA) - Assis, SP, Brasil.

    Avenida Dom Antônio, s/nº, Parque Universitário, CEP 19806‑900, Assis, SP, Brasil.

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2020-03-04

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Polizei, T. T. S., Costa, L. de S. M., & Bispo, P. da C. (2020). Austrolimnius cleidecostae, a new species of riffle beetle (Coleoptera: Elmidae) from Brazil with habitat notes and updated key of the Brazilian species of the genus. Papéis Avulsos De Zoologia, 60(special), e202060(s.i.).12. https://doi.org/10.11606/1807-0205/2020.60.special-issue.12

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