Three new species of Pelidnota MacLeay (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Rutelinae) and new distributional records from northeast Brazil

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RevistaBrasileiradeEntomologia61(2017)208–223

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Systematics,

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Scarabaeidae,

Rutelinae)

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a_Universidade_Federal_da_Bahia,_Instituto_de_Biologia,_Programa_de_{Pós-Graduac¸}_ão_em_Diversidade_Animal,_Bahia,_BA,_Brazil

b_Universidade_Federal_do_Paraná,_Departamento_de_Zoologia,_Laboratório_de_Sistemática_e_Bioecologia_de_Coleoptera,_Curitiba,_PR,_Brazil

c_Universidade_Estadual_de_Feira_de_Santana,_Departamento_de_Ciências_Biológicas,_Laboratório_de_Sistemática_de_Insetos,_Feira_de_Santana,_BA,_Brazil

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Articlehistory: Received17June2016 Accepted10April2017 Availableonline10May2017 AssociateEditor:AdrianaMarvaldi Keywords: Neotropicalregion Rutelini Scarabaeoidea Taxonomy

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ThreenewspeciesofPelidnotaMacLeay,1819aredescribedfromBrazil,P.beckerisp.nov.,P.nordestina sp.nov.,andP.pernambucanasp.nov.Thediagnosticcharactersofthenewspeciesarepresented,and theyareincludedinthepreviouslypublishedkeytoPelidnota.Illustrationsofthemalegenitaliaand photographsofmalesandfemalesofthenewspeciesarealsoprovided.Itisreportedtheﬁrstrecord ofthegenusfortheBrazilianCaatinga(tropicalseasonalforest).Newrecordsoffourspeciesandtwo subspeciesofPelidnotaarepresented,allfromBahiastate,northeasternBrazil.

Introduction

TheAmericangenusPelidnotaMacLeay,1819,wasincludedin

subtribeRutelina(Scarabaeidae:Rutelini)byBouchardetal.(2011).

Thespeciesof thisgenuscanberecognizedbythelabrum and

clypeus fused,frontoclypeal sutureabsentor incomplete,outer

marginofmandiblecrenateorsinuous,antennawith10

anten-nomeres,posteriormarginofpronotumcompletelybeaded(except

inspeciesofthegroupPelidnotalucida),tarsalclawssimple,and

elytramarginnon-membranous(Ohaus,1934;Hardy,1975).

PelidnotaiswidelydistributedintheAmericas,with154species

beingknownfromSouthAmerica(Ohaus,1934;Soula,2006,2008,

2009,2010,2011).Sixty-ﬁvespeciesand25subspeciesareknown

fromBrazil(GrossiandVaz-de-Mello,2017),butonly17species

andfoursubspecieshavebeencollectedinthenortheasternregion

ofthatcountry(Machatschke,1972,1974;Soula,2006,2009,2010,

2011).

Wedescribeherethree newspeciesof PelidnotafromBrazil

andpresent newrecordsoffourspecies andtwo subspeciesin

thenortheasternregionofBrazil.Thenewspeciesheredescribed

wereincludedinthePelidnotakey ofSoula(2009).Illustrations

ofmalegenitaliaarepresented,aswellasphotographsofmales

andfemalesofthenewspecies.Withthenewspeciesdescribed

∗ Correspondingauthor.

E-mail:sferreira.and@gmail.com(A.S.Ferreira).

here,thegenusPelidnota nowpresents68 speciesdescribedfor

Brazil.Regardingthenumberofspeciesofthegenusrecordedfor

theNortheastofthecountry,withthenewrecordsof

geographi-caldistributionandnewdescriptionspresentedhere,thisnumber

increasesfrom17to24speciesandfromfoursubspeciestosix.

Materialandmethods

Thisstudywasbased ontwo hundredeighty-two speciesof

PelidnotaofBahiastateandobtainedfromthefollowingBrazilian

collections:

CEIOC–Colec¸ãoEntomológicadoInstitutoOswaldoCruzdoRio

deJaneiro,RiodeJaneiro,Brazil.

DZUP–Colec¸ãoEntomológicaPe.J.S.Moure,Departamentode

Zoologia,UniversidadeFederaldoParaná,Curitiba,PR,Brazil.

MZFS–Colec¸ãoProf.JohannBecker,MuseudeZoologiada

Uni-versidadeEstadualdeFeiradeSantana,Bahia,Brazil.

MNRJ–MuseuNacional,UniversidadeFederaldoRiodeJaneiro,

RiodeJaneiro,Brazil.

ThemorphologicalterminologyfollowsBeutel andLawrence

(2005;supplementedbyLawrenceetal.,2010),andthebody

mea-surements,puncturedensity,puncturesizeand densityofsetae

followsJamesonandRatcliffe(2011).Colorphotosofthe

speci-mensweretakenusingaSonyDSC-HX1digitalcameraandthemale

genitaliawerephotographedusingaLEICAM205Cdigitalcamera.

Labelinformationwasrecordedasfollows:sex,COUNTRY,State:

(“Locality”;“additionalinformation”)(GeographicalCoordinates),

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rbe.2017.04.004

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Date, Collector’s name (MUSEUM ACRONYM#record number)

(MUSEUMACRONYMwherethespecimenwasdeposited).

Theidentiﬁcationsofthespecieswerebasedonoriginal

descrip-tionsbyBurmeister(1844),Germar(1824),Ohaus(1905,1912)and

Soula(2009,2010,2011)andbydirectcomparisonwithidentiﬁed

specimensdepositedatCEIOC,MNRJ,MZFSandDZUP.

Results

Pelidnotabeckerisp.nov.

Figs.1–8

Diagnosis.Body darkbrown; legsbrown, lacking reﬂections.

Blacklateralspotlackingonpronotum.Elytronwiththreelateral

blackspots,oneatthehumeralknob,oneontheelytralhalf,andone

atapex(Figs.3,6).Secondteethofmaxillasawed.(Fig.25).Surface

areaofpre-mentumexcavatedandlateralmarginofpost-mentum

rounded(Fig.29).Externalsurfaceofmetatibiadenselypunctuated,

apicalmarginwithtwospursinterleavedbytwospine-likesetae

oninnermarginandasmallspine-likesetaeontheoutermargin

(Fig.53).

Holotype male description (Figs. 1–3). Total length 25.9mm;

width12.6mm.Bodyelongated-oval,slightlyconvex.Color:Head

and pronotum dark brown. Frons brown, slightly darker than

pronotum. Scutellum and elytron light brown; elytron slightly

lighterincolorthanhead,pronotum,andscutellum.Elytronwith

threelateralblackspots,oneatthehumeralknob,oneonthe

ely-tralhalf,andoneatapex.Pygidiumdarkbrown,slightly darker

thantherestofthebody,withgreenishreﬂectionswhen

illumi-natedwithﬂuorescentlight.Legsandventralsurfacedarkbrown,

similarincolortotheheadandpronotum.Head:Antenna with

10antennomeres, clubcomposedofthree antennomeres,scape

elongated,longer than antennomeres2–7. Clypeus trapezoidal,

anteriormargindarkandconcave (Fig.7), puncturesdenseand

moderatelylarge.Frontoclypealsuturenotevident.Fronswidth

atmiddleregion2–3timeslargerthanclypeuslength;punctures

denseandmoderatelylarge.Asetofbristlingsetaesurrounding

theeye.Canthushalfaslongaseye.Interoculardistancegrather

than3timesthetransverseeyediameters.Labrumtransversely

elongated and not fused to clypeus, with medial compression

andsmallapicaltooth,withbristlingsetaeacrossonallsurface

(Fig.17).Mandiblesvisiblebeyondanteriormarginoftheclypeus,

outermarginblackandwith2teeth;apicaltoothslightlylarger

thaninternal one;molarrobust (Fig.21).Maxilla, galeawith6

teeth,secondsawed;palpwith4palpomeres,segmentIVfusiform

(Fig.25).Labium,apexofpre-mentumconcave,palpinsertedinto

alateralandwith3palpomeres,IIIelongated;post-mentumwith

elongatedsetaedorsallyandlateralmarginrounded,with

elon-gatedmoderatesetae(Fig.29).Pronotum:Convex.5.1mmlong,

anteriorwidth7.6mm,medianwidth11.8mm,posteriorwidth

11.7mm. Punctures denseand moderately wide.Anterior

mar-ginconcave,withanterioranglesacute.Lateralmarginrounded,

withmedianportionconvex.Posteriormarginsslightly convex.

Membranousbordersurroundingofpronotum.Scutellum:Width

2.2mm, total length 1.3mm. Punctures dense and moderately

large,posteriormarginrounded;darkbrown,withgreenish

reﬂec-tionswhen exposed toﬂuorescent light;lacking setae.Elytron:

humeralwidth12.6mm;totallength17.8mm.Puncturessparse,

smalltomoderate,slightlyorganizedlongitudinally,lackingsetae.

Membranousborderpresentatanteriorhalf.Slightlycompressed

laterallybetweenhumerusand medialportionof elytron.Apex

withpuncturesdense,moderatetolarge.Elytralsuturedarkbrown.

Elytral apex truncated(Fig.33).Venter: Punctures dense,

mod-erate tolarge. Densely covered bybrownish setae. Prosternum

elongatedinthe shapeof a tuberclebut not extendingbeyond

procoxa.Mesoventrite withanterior process, extendingbeyond

mesocoxae.Legs:Puncturesmoderatetodense.Tibiawith3

exter-nal teeth, apical tooth slightly recurved, larger than the other

two;innerapicalspurpresent;dorsal surfacewitha rowof10

spine-like setae (Fig. 41); a tooth present on the larger tarsal

claw (Fig. 47)Metacoxa withposterior projectionbeyond base

ofmetatrochanter.Metafemurﬂattenedmedially.Mesotibiawith

setaemoderateontheinnersurface andwithsparsespine-like

setaeontheoutersurface;apicalmargindark,innermarginwith

twospursinterleavedwithtwospine-likesetae,andouter

mar-ginwith9spine-likesetae.Metatibiaslightlyenlargedinmedian

region, with slight compression at apex of outer surface;

api-cal margin dark, withtwo spurs interleavedby two spine-like

setaeoninnermarginandasmallspine-likesetaeontheouter

margin;outersurfacedenselypunctuated(Fig.53).TarsomereV

elongatedonalllegs,withaventraltooth.TarsomeresII–IVwith

twoinnerspine-likesetaeonalllegs. Tarsalclawssimpleonall

legs,innerprotarsalclawslightlyrecurvedandvisiblylargerthan

outerclaw.Outerclawsofthemeso-andmetatarsuslargerthan

innerclaw.Abdomen:Abdominalventritesconvex,withpunctures

moderatetodense. Setaesparsetomoderate.Pygidium:Slightly

convexin lateralview. Surfacewith puncturestriae, punctures

dense and moderately large. Setae moderate to dense,

brown-ish.Bristlingsetaepresentonposteriormargin inventralview.

Parameres: (Figs. 57, 58, 65).Symmetrical, fused. Distalmargin

concave and graduallyacutelaterally;proximalmargin slightly

corrugated.

Dimensions in mm (male/female, n=20, 10 males and 10

females). Total length 22.9–26.3/24.8–28.5; pronotum length

5.1–6.3/5.6–7.2; anterior width of pronotum 6.9–8.7/7.2–8.2;

median width of pronotum 9.8–11.6/10.8–12.8; posterior

width of pronotum 9.8–11.6/10.6–12.7; humerus width

11.0–12.8/11.5–13.9;elytronlength15.5–17.8/15.2–18.3.

Female (Paratype) (Figs. 4–6). Similar to male, but differing

withrespecttosomecharacters.Clypeustrapezoidalto

triangu-lar,borderblack,medialsectionofanteriorborderstraight(Fig.8).

Mandiblemoredevelopedthaninmales;pronotumwithlateral

marginslightlyroundedtoslightlyconvex.Pygidiumconvex,with

anterior margin concave. Venter with dense setae, sometimes

denserthaninmales.Tarsalclawssimple,ﬁrstinnertarsalclaw

largerthanouter,andweaklyrecurved.Outertarsalclawof

meso-andmetatarsusslightlylargerthaninnerclaw.Spines-likesetaeon

outersurface,andinnersetaeofinnersurfaceofmetatibia

moder-atelydense,sometimesdenserthanmales.Theposteriorcorner

ofthemetacoxa extendsbeyondofthebaseoftrochanter. Last

abdominalventrite triangular,extendingtoposterior marginof

pygidium.

Paratypes.Similartoholotype.Darkspotsonsideofelytroncan

befaint.Smallerspines-likesetaeonapicalmarginoflasttibia

ran-gingfrom8to10.Apicalspuronouteredgeoflasttibiapresentor

not.Spines-likesetaeonoutersurfacesandsetaeoninnersurfaces

ofmeso-andmetatibiamoderatetodense.Ventralsetaemoderate

todense.

Typematerial. Holotypemale, BRAZIL, Bahia: (“Una, Fazenda

Reunidas Unacau”);XI.1984,G.V.dos Santoscol.(MZFS#55573)

(MZFS)(Figs.69–71).Paratypes.1female(“SantaTerezinha,Pedra

Branca”; “430m”) (12◦50S/39◦30W), 10.V.2001. E. Neto col.

(MZFS#2308)(MZFS);5 males(“Ituberá, Michelin”);17.XI.2007,

João,Zaﬁra&Danielacol.(MZFS#33533;33862(MZFS);33863;

33864 (DZUP)).1 male (“SãoFélix do Coribe, Coribe – Km24,

“493m”) (13◦33S/44◦15W), 07.XII.2007, FB, TZ, NA & JRA col.

(MZFS#41178) (MZFS). 6 males and 2 females (“Itamaraju”),

28.X.1985, J. Becker col. (MZFS#55574; 55575; 55576; 55577;

55578; 55579; 55580; 55581)(MZFS). 3males and 11 females

(“Itamaraju”),VIII.1985,Roppa&J.Beckercol.(MNRJ).3females

(“Camacan,RPPNSerraBonita”),28–29.XII.2012,M.L.Monnécol.

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Figs.1–10.Pelidnota.1–8,Pelidnotabeckerisp.nov.;1–3,maleholotype(dorsal,ventral,lateral);4–6,femaleparatype(dorsal,ventral,lateral);7–8,clypeusindorsalview (male,female);9–10,P.unicolor(Drury,1778)(dorsal,lateral).Scalebars:Figs.1–6=9.0mm,Figs.7–8=2.5mm,Figs.9–10=8.2mm.

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Distribution.BRAZIL:Bahiastate(Una,SantaTerezinha,Ituberá,

SãoFélixdoCoribe,Itamaraju,Camacan).

Etymology.ThisspecieswasnamedinhonorofJohannBecker

whocollectedalargenumberofspecimensusedasparatypes.

Remarks.Pelidnotabeckeri isdistinguishedasfollows(P.

uni-color(Drury,1778)charactersinbrackets):elytrawithdarkspots

(Figs. 1–3) (without dark spots (Figs. 9, 10));second tooth on

theinnermarginof maxilasmalland lessacute (Fig.21)(large

andmoreacute(Fig.22));secondteethofmaxillarygaleasawed,

andIVpalpomerefusiform(Fig.25)(teethsawedabsent,andIV

palpomerecylindrical(Fig.26));surfaceareaofpre-mentumand

insertionareaoflabialpalplessexcavated,andlateralmarginof

post-mentummorerounded(Fig.29)(surfaceareaandinsertion

palpmoreexcavated,andlateralmarginlessrounded(Fig.30));

elytralapex truncated(Fig.33)(rounded(Fig.34));

externodis-tal tooth of protibia large and strongly curved (Fig. 41) (small

andslightly curved(Fig.42));anteroexternalangleofmetacoxa

acute(Fig.37)(rounded(Fig.38));apicaltubercleofprotarsalclaw

smallandrounded(Fig.47)(largeandacute(Fig.48));femalewith

metatibialapexstraightandwithspine-likesetae(Fig.51)(apex

withaacuteangleandwithoutspine-likesetae(Fig.52));

exter-nalsurfaceofmetatibiadenselypunctuated(Fig.53)(moderately

punctuated(Fig.54));parameresdistalmarginacutelaterally,and

withproximalmarginslightlycorrugated(Figs.57,58,65)(distal

marginroundedlaterally,andproximalmarginstronglycorrugated

(Figs.59,60,66)).

Comments. Pelidnota beckeri is foundin differentecoregions

(Instituto LIFE, 2015) in Bahia state.The new species was

col-lectedin rainycoastal forestsites (Atlantic Rain Forest)in the

municipalitiesof Ituberá, Una, Itamaraju,and Camacan; one of

theparatypes wascollectedin a transitionzone betweenrainy

andsemi-deciduousforests,100kminlandfromthecoast(Pedra

Branca,municipalityofSantaTerezinha);oneparatypewas

col-lectedinadryforestsite(Caatinga)inthemunicipalityofSãoFélix

doCoribenearSantaMariadaVitoriainwesternBahia.

Pelidnotanordestinasp.nov.

(Figs.11–13)

Diagnosis. Labrum triangular (Fig. 19). Second teeth on the

inner margin of mandible larger than ﬁrst and third (Fig. 23).

Secondteethofmaxillarygaleasawed(Fig.27).Surfaceareaof

pre-mentumexcavatedandlateralmarginofpost-mentumslight

rounded(Fig.31).Anteroexternalcoxalangleofmetacoxarounded

andlittleacute(Fig.39).Pygidiumdarkbrown,withreddish

reﬂec-tionsondisk,withslightmetallicgreenreﬂectionsonlyonlateral

portionofbasalmargin(Fig.45).Sixspine-likesetaeontheexternal

longitudinalcarinaeandsixsetaeontheinnerlongitudinalcarinae

ofmetatibia(Fig.55).

Holotypemaledescription.Totallength25.7mm,width13.1mm.

Bodyelongated-oval,slightlyconvex.Color:Headgolden-brown,

withblackmargin.Pronotum,scutellum,andelytragolden-brown

andwithmetallicgreenreﬂections.Anteriormarginofpronotum

andscutellumdark.Pronotumwithoneandelytrawithtwo

lat-eralblackspots.Pygidium darkbrown, withreddish reﬂections

in middle,withslight metallicgreen reﬂections only onlateral

portionofbasalmargin.Ventralsurfaceandlegsofsamecoloras

pygidium,andwithmetallicgreenreﬂections.Head:Antennawith

10antennomeres;clubcomposedbythreeantennomeres;scape

elongated,shorterthanantennomeresII–VII.Clypeustrapezoidal,

puncture denseandlarge tomoderatelylarge;anterior margin

concave.Frontoclypealsuturenotevident.Fronswidthatmiddle

region2–3timeslengthofclypeus;puncturesmoderatetodense

andmoderatelywide.Ocularcanthusnotreachingthemiddleof

theeye.Interoculardistance3timesthetransverseeyediameters.

Labrumtriangularandtransverselyelongated(Fig.19),notfused

toclypeus,withmedialcompression;acuminateanteriormargin

andposteriorconvex.Mandiblespartiallyvisibleindorsalview,

outermarginblack,with2exposed,recurved,outerteeth;3smaller

teethoninnermargin,IIlargerthanothers;molarrobust(Fig.23).

Maxillawithgaleabearing6teeth,ﬁrstandsecondsawed;palp

with4palpomeres,IVelongatedandfusiform(Fig.27).Labium,

mentumwithapexconcave;post-mentumwithelongateddense

setaelaterally;palpinsertedintoalateralcavityinpre-mentum,

with3palpomeres,IIIelongate(Fig.31).Pronotum:Convex.Length

6.3mm,anterior width7.6mm,meanwidth 11.5mm,posterior

width11.5mm.Puncturesdenseandmoderatelywide. Anterior

marginconcave,withanterioranglesacute.Posteriormargin

con-vex.Lateralmarginrounded.Membranousborderproducedweakly

anteriortotheanteriormarginalbead.Scutellum:Width0.3mm,

total length1.0mm. Puncturesmoderate and moderatelylarge.

Posteriormarginrounded.Lackingsetae.Elytron:Humeralwidth

12.9mm,totallength17.2mm.Surfacesmooth(puncturessparse

tomoderate,andsmalltomoderate,slightlyorganized

longitudi-nally),lackingsetae.Membranousborderpresentattheanterior

half.Twodarkspots present,one inhumerus and otherin

lat-eralmargin.Apexwithpuncturesmoderateandmoderatelywide.

Elytrawithdarkbrownsutureand truncateapex(Fig.35).

Ven-ter:Puncturesdenseandmoderatelywide.Moderatelycoveredby

brownsetae.Prosternumelongatedintheshapeofatuberclebut

notextendingbeyondprocoxae.Mesoventritewithanterior

pro-cessbetweenmesocoxae. Mesoventritemedialareawithsparse

setae.Legs:Puncturesdense.Protibiawithdarkoutermarginand3

teeth,apicaltoothslightlyrecurvedandlargerthantheothertwo;

inner apicalspurpresent;dorsallongitudinalridgepresentand

witharowof8brownsetae(Fig.43);innerprotarsalclawslightly

recurvedandlargerthanouterclaw(Fig.49).Metacoxawith

pos-teriorprojectionbeyondbaseofmetatrochanter;anteroexternal

anglerounded andslightly sharp(Fig.39).Metafemurﬂattened

medially.Mesotibiawithsetaemoderateoninnersurface,

spine-likesetaesparseonoutersurface;apicalmargindark,innermargin

withtwolargerspursinterleavedwithtwosmallerspine-likesetae,

outermarginwith10smallerspine-likesetae.Metatibiawith

api-calmargindark,innermarginwithtwolargerspursinterleaved

withtwosmallerspine-likesetae,outermargin withonesmall

spine-likesetae;externallongitudinalcarinaewithsixspinae-like

setaeandinnerlongitudinalcarinaewithsixsetaepresent(Fig.55).

Tarsomereswithsmallventraltooth,mostevidentonmeso-and

metatarsomeresV.Tarsomeres2–4,withtwoinnerspine-likesetae

onalllegs.Tarsalclawssimple.Outerclawsofmeso-and

metatar-suslargerthaninnerclaws.Abdomen:Abdominalventriteconvex

andpuncturesmoderatetodense,andwithsparsesetae.Ventrite

VIendingbeforeposteriormarginofpygidium.Pygidium:(Fig.45)

slightly convexinlateralview.Surfacedenselystriateand with

moderatelydensesetae.Setaewhitish,moderatelydense.Agradual

concavitypresentonposteriormargin.Parameres:(Figs.61,62,67)

symmetrical,fused;distalmarginV-shaped,graduallyacute

later-ally;proximalmargingraduallysemi-quadrate.

Type material.Holotype male, BRAZIL, Pernambuco:(“Bonito,

Cachoeira Véu daNoiva”, “510m”) (8◦3232.4S/35◦4253.9W),

25.III.2015.E.M.Menezescol.(MZFS#55726)(MZFS)(Figs.72–74).

Distribution.Knownonlyfromtypelocality.

Etymology.The speciﬁcepithetnordestina referstoits origin

fromnortheasternBrazil.

Remarks.Pelidnotanordestinaisdistinguishedasfollows

(Pelid-notabeckericharactersinbrackets):golden-brownwithmetallic

greenreﬂections,especiallyonthepronotumandventralsurface,

andablackspotispresentonbothsidesofpronotum,withtwo

blackspotsontheelytron(Figs.11,13)(pronotumandventralbody

surfacedarkbrown,withnospotsonpronotumbutthreeblack

spotsonelytron(Figs.1,3));labrumtriangular(Fig.19)

(transver-sal(Fig.17));innerteethofmandiblemoreacuminateandlarger

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Figs.11–16.Pelidnota.11–13,Pelidnotanordestinasp.nov.,maleholotype(dorsal,ventral,lateral);14–16,P.pernambucanasp.nov.,maleholotype(dorsal,ventral,lateral). Scalebars:Figs.11–13=5.5mm,Figs.14–16=5.0mm.

sawed,andIVpalpomeremoreelongated(Fig.27)(onlysecond

teethsawed,andIVpalpomerelesslonger(Fig.25));excavated

areaonthesurfaceofpre-mentumlarger,andlateralmarginof

post-mentumlessroundedandwithelongateddensesetae(Fig.31)

(excavatedareasmall,lateralmarginmorerounded,andwith

mod-eratesetae(Fig.29));anteroexternalangleofmetacoxarounded

andslightlysharp(Fig.39)(acute(Fig.37));protarsaltubercleof

malelocatedmoreontheclawapex(Fig.49)(locatednotsoon

theclawapex(Fig.47));externalsurfaceofmetatibialess

punctu-ated,andinnerlongitudinalcarinaewithsixsetae(Fig.55)(more

punctuatedandwithmorethansixsetae(Fig.53));shapesofthe

parameresdistalmargin,anylessacutelaterally(Figs.61,67)(apex

moreacute(Figs.57,65).

Comments.Thespecimenwascollectedinatropicalforestinan

enclaveintheCaatingaecoregion(InstitutoLIFE,2015).

Pelidnotapernambucanasp.nov.

(Figs.14–16)

Diagnosis.Secondteethontheexternalmarginofmandiblefour

timesthanﬁrst;secondteethofinnermarginbiggerthanothers

(Fig.24).FirstteethofmaxillarygaleasawedandIVpalpomere

elongated(Fig.28).Surface areaof pre-mentum excavatedand

lateralmarginofpost-mentumrounded(Fig.32).Elytralapex

trun-catedandslightlyacute(Fig.36).Anteroexternalangleofmetacoxa

stronglyacute(Fig.40).Pygidiumgreenwithmetallicreﬂections

(Fig.46).

Holotypemaledescription.Totallength23.3mm,width11.2mm.

Body elongated-oval, slightly convex. Color: Head, pronotum,

scutellum,andelytrongolden-brown.Posteriormarginofvertex

black.Anteriormarginofpronotumdarkbrown.Medialportionof

posteriormarginofpronotum,posteriormarginofscutellumwith

metallicgreenreﬂections.Pronotumwithoneandelytrawithtwo

lateralblackspots.Pygidiumdarkbrown.Ventralsurfaceandlegs

samecoloraspygidium.Pygidium,ventralsurfaceandlegswith

metallicgreenreﬂections.Head:Antennawith10antennomers;

clubcomposedbythreeantennomeres;scapeelongated,shorter

thanII–VII.Clypeustrapezoidal,puncturesdenseandlargeto

mod-eratelylarge;anteriormarginconcave.Frontoclypealsuturenot

evident.Fronswidthatmeddleregion2–3timeslengthofclypeus;

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Figs.17–24. Mouthparts.17–20,labruminfrontalview;17,P.beckerisp.nov.;18,P.unicolor(Drury);19,P.nordestinasp.nov.;20,P.pernambucanasp.nov.;21–24,left mandibleindorsolateralview;21,Pelidnotabeckerisp.nov.;22,P.unicolor(Drury);23,P.nordestinasp.nov.;24,P.pernambucanasp.nov.Scalebars:Figs.17–24=2.0mm.

notreachingthemiddleoftheeye;interoculardistance4timesthe

transverseeyediameters.Labrumtransversal(Fig.20)notfusedto

clypeus,withmedialcompression,setaeontheentiresurface;

ante-riorandposteriormarginstraight.Mandiblesextendbeyondapical

marginofclypeus,outermarginblack,with2exposed,recurved,

outerteeth,and3teethoninternal,theﬁrstwornandsecondacute

(Fig.24);molarrobust.Maxillawithgaleabearing6 teeth,ﬁrst

sawed;palp with4 palpomeres,IVelongated(Fig.28).Labium,

post-mentumwithelongatemoderatesetae;mentumwithapex

concave;palpinserted intoa lateralcavityin thepre-mentum,

with3palpomeres,IIIelongate,equalI–IItogether(Fig.32).

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Figs.25–28.Mouthparts.25and26,leftmaxillaindorsalview;25,P.beckerisp.nov.;26,P.unicolor(Drury);27–28,leftmaxillaindorsalview;27,Pelidnotanordestinasp. nov.;28,P.pernambucanasp.nov.Scalebars:Figs.25–28=2.0mm.

10.3mm,posteriorwidth10.22mm.Puncturesdenseand

moder-atelywide.Anteriormarginconcave,withanterioranglesacute.

Posteriormargin convex.Lateralmargin rounded. Membranous

bordersurroundingpronotaldisk.Scutellum:Width0.3mm,total

length1.2mm.Puncturesmoderateandmoderatelywide.Posterior

marginrounded.Lackingsetae.Elytron:Humeralwidth11.2mm,

elytrallength16.4mm.Surfacesmooth(puncturessparseto

mod-erate,smalltomoderate,slightlyorganizedlongitudinally),lacking

setae.Membranousborderpresentattheanteriorhalf.Twodark

spotspresent,oneinhumerusandotherinlateralmargin.Apex

withpuncturessparseandmoderatelywide. Elytrawithsuture

darkbrownandtruncated,andslightlyacuteapex(Fig.36).

Ven-ter:Puncturesdenseandmoderatelywide.Moderatelycoveredby

yellowsetae.Prosternumwithanteriorprocess,butnot

extend-ingbeyondprocoxa.Mesoventritewithanteriorprocessbetween

mesocoxae.Mesoventritelateralareawithmoderatesetae.Legs:

Puncturesdense.Protibiawithdarkoutermarginand3teeth,

api-caltoothslightlyrecurvedandlargerthantheothertwo;apical

spurpresent;dorsallongitudinalridgepresentandwitharowof8

brownsetae(Fig.44).Metacoxawithposteriorprojection

extend-ingbeyondbaseofmetatrochanter;anteroexternalanglestrongly

acute(Fig.40).Metafemurﬂattenedmedially.Mesotibiawith

mod-eratesetaeoninnersurface,spinesandsparsespine-likesetaeon

outersurface;apicalmargindark,innermarginwithtwo larger

spursinterleavedwithtwosmallspine-likesetae,outermargin

with10spine-likesetae.Metatibiawithapicalmargindark,inner

marginwithtwolargerspinesinterleavedwithtwosmallerspines,

outermarginwithonesmallspine-likesetae;fourspine-likesetae

onexternallongitudinalcarinae(Fig.56).Tarsomereswithsmall

ventraltooth,mostevidentonmeso-andmetatarsomeresV.

Tar-someres2–4,withtwo innerspine-likesetaeonalllegs. Tarsal

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Figs.29–32.Mouthparts.29–32,labiumindorsalview;29,P.beckerisp.nov.;30,P.unicolor(Drury);31,P.nordestinasp.nov.;32,P.pernambucanasp.nov.Scalebars:Figs. 29–32=2.0mm.

outerclaw(Fig.50).Outerclawsofmeso-andmetatarsuslarger

thaninnerclaws.Abdomen:Abdominalventriteconvex,punctures

moderatetodense,andwithmoderatesetae.SterniteVIending

beforeposteriormarginofpygidium.Marginsofabdominal

ven-trites darker than therest of the ventrites. Pygidium: (Fig. 46)

convexinlateralview.Surfacedenselystriateandwithmoderately

todensebrownsetae.Posteriormarginslightlyconcave.Parameres:

(Figs.63,64,68)symmetrical,fused;apexconcave,distalmargin

slightlyroundedlaterally;proximalmarginstraightandtruncated.

Typematerial. Holotypemale, BRAZIL, Pernambuco: (“Bonito,

Cachoeira Véu da Noiva”, “510m”) (8◦3232.4S/35◦4253.9W),

25.III.2015.E.M.Menezescol.(MZFS#55727)(MZFS)(Figs.75–77).

Distribution.Knownonlyfromtypelocality.

Etymology. The speciﬁc epithet pernambucana refers to

Pernambucostatewheretheholotypewascollected.

Remarks. Pelidnota pernambucana is distinguishedas follows

(Pelidnotanordestinacharactersinbrackets):posteriormarginof

headlessblack(blackdark);mandiblessmall,notexceedingthe

lateralmarginoftheclypeus(exceedingthelateralmarginofthe

clypeus;labrumtransversal(Fig.20)(triangular(Fig.19));inner

teethofmandiblelarger(Fig.24)(small(Fig.23));ﬁrstteethof

maxillarygaleasawed,IVpalpomereofmaxilla,moreelongated

andinsertionareaofpalpmoreexcavated(Fig.28)(ﬁrstandsecond

teethsawedandIVpalpomerelesselongated(Fig.27));surfacearea

ofpre-mentumandinsertionareaofpalpmoreexcavated,lateral

marginofpost-mentumlessrounded,andwithelongated

moder-atesetae(Fig.32)(lessexcavated,morerounded,andwithelongate

densesetae(Fig.31));externalteethofprotibiasmallandslightly

curved(Fig.44)(largerandsharplycurved(Fig.43));elytraapex

truncated(Fig.36)(slightlymoreacute(Fig.35));anteroexternal

angleofmetacoxa stronglyacute(Fig.40)(roundedandslightly

sharp(Fig.39));pygidiumdarkbrownwithstrongmetallicgreen

reﬂectionsaroundpygidium(Fig.46)(darkbrownwithreddish

reﬂectionsaroundpygidium,andslightmetallicgreenreﬂections

onlyonthesidesoftheposteriormarginofpygidium(Fig.45));

smallapicalspursandcuticleprojection-shapedspurof

metati-bia;sixspine-likesetaeonexternallongitudinalcarinae,andsix

setaeoninnerlongitudinalcarinaeofmetatibia(Fig.56)(larger;

morethansix(Fig.55);parameresdistalmarginslightlyrounded,

andproximalmarginstraightandtruncated(Figs.63,64,68)

(dis-talmarginV-shapedandgraduallyacutelaterally,and proximal

margingraduallysemi-quadrate(Figs.61,62,67)).

Comments.Thespecimenwascollectedinatropicalforestinan

enclaveintheCaatingaecoregion(InstitutoLIFE,2015).

Identiﬁcationkey.Pelidnotabeckeri,P.nordestinaandP.

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Figs.33–40.Elytralapexinfrontalviewandanteroexternalcoxalangleofrightmetacoxainlateralview.33–36,Elytralapex;33,Pelidnotabeckerisp.nov.;34,P.unicolor (Drury);35,P.nordestinasp.nov.;36,P.pernambucanasp.nov.;37–40,anteroexternalcoxalangleofrightmetacoxa;37,P.beckerisp.nov.;38,P.unicolor(Drury);39,P. nordestinasp.nov.;40,P.pernambucanasp.nov.Scalebars:Figs.33–36=0.500mm,Figs.37–40=1.0mm.

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Figs.41–46. Protibiaandpygidiumindorsalview.41–44,leftprotíbia;41,Pelidnotabeckerisp.nov.;42,P.unicolor(Drury);43,P.nordestinasp.nov.;44,P.pernambucana sp.nov.;45–46,pygidium;45,P.nordestinasp.nov.;46,P.pernambucanasp.nov.Scalebars:Figs.41–42=1.0mm,Figs.45–76=2.7mm.

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Figs.47–52.Anteriortarsalclawsofmaleandleftmetatibiaoffemaleinlateralview.47–50,anteriortarsalclawsofmale;47,Pelidnotabeckerisp.nov.;48,P.unicolor(Drury); 49,P.nordestinasp.nov.;50,P.pernambucanasp.nov.;51and52,metatibiaoffemale;51,P.beckerisp.nov.,aspine-likeseta;52,P.unicolor(Drury),aspine(cuticular projection).Scalebars:Figs.47–50=0.500mm,Figs.51and52=1.0mm.

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Figs.53–56. Rightmetatibiaofmaleinlateralview.53,Pelidnotabeckerisp.nov.;54,P.unicolor(Drury);55,P.nordestinasp.nov.;56,P.pernambucanasp.nov.Scalebars: Figs.53–56=2.0mm.

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Figs.57–68. Malegenitaliaandparamersmargindrawing.57–64,malegenitalia;57and58,Pelidnotabeckerisp.nov.(dorsal,lateral);59and60,P.unicolor(Drury)(dorsal, lateral);61and62,P.nordestinasp.nov.(dorsal,lateral);63and64,P.pernambucanasp.nov.(dorsal,lateral);65–68,paramersmargindrawing;65,P.beckerisp.nov.;66,P. unicolor(Drury);67,P.nordestinasp.nov.;68,P.pernambucanasp.nov.Scalebars:Figs.57–64=2.5mm.

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Figs.69–77.Labelsattachedtothehotypes.69–71,Pelidnotabeckerisp.nov.;72–74, P.nordestinasp.nov.;75–77,P.pernambucanasp.nov.

speciesofPelidnota(Soula,2009).Keymodiﬁedandtranslatedfrom

Soula(2009:30–34).

43(38) Andean species; light brown, fairly large and

elon-gatedbody(length19–24mm,width12–14mm)...44

-Sub-Andeanspecies,southernmost;usuallysmallerindividuals

(length15–24mm,width9–13mm)bodies,browndorsally;legs

uniformlybrownandrobust;pronotumdenselycoveredby

ven-tralbristles.Bolivia,Argentina,andsouthernBrazil...45

-Species oftheAtlanticForestandCaatinga ecoregions,

North-easternBrazil.Bodyuniformlybrownordarkbrownwithdark

spots present ornot onpronotum, humeralangle and lateral

elytra...48

48(43)Dorsalsurfaceuniformlybrown_._._.._._.._._.._._.._._.._._.._._.._._.A

-Head,pronotumandscutellumdarkbrown;elytrabrown.

Distri-bution:BrazilianAtlanticForestanddeciduousforest(Caatinga),

states of Bahia, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro

...PelidnotachalcothoraxPerty

A(48)Blackspotspresentonelytraorpronotum...B

-Blackspotsabsentonelytraandpronotumabsent(Figs.9,10),

legs more or less brown, body darker than head,

prono-tum,andelytra.Distribution:ArgentiniantoPernambucostate.

...Pelidnotaunicolor(Drury)

B(A)Bodybrown;legsdarkbrownwithmetallicgreen

reﬂec-tions;oneblacklateralspotonpronotumandtwoonelytron

(oneathumerusofelytralandoneonlateralhalf);elytralapex

truncated,slightlyacuteornot...C

-Bodydarkbrown;legsbrown,lackingmetallicreﬂections;

prono-tumwithoutspots;threeblackspotslaterallyonelytron (one

at humerus and two onlateral half) (Figs. 1,3);elytral apex

truncated (Fig. 33); parameres distal margin apex gradually

acutelaterally(Figs.57,58,65).Distribution:Brazil,Bahiastate.

...Pelidnotabeckerisp.nov.

C(B) Labrum triangular (Fig. 19); teeth on inner margin of

mandiblesmall(Fig.23));ﬁrstandsecondteethofmaxillarygalea

sawedandIVpalpomerelesselongated(Fig.27);surfacearea

ofpre-mentumandinsertionareaofpalplessexcavated,lateral

marginofpost-mentummorerounded,andwithelongateddense

setae(Fig.31));elytraapextruncatedandslightlyacute(Fig.35);

metacoxawithanteroexternalangleroundedandslightlyacute

(Fig.39);protibiawithdistalexternaltoothlargeandstrongly

recurved(Fig.43);pygidiumdarkbrown,withreddish

reﬂec-tionsondisk,withslightmetallicgreenreﬂectionsonlateralarea

ofposteriormargin(Fig.45);parameresdistalmarginacute

lat-erally(Figs.61,62,67).Distribution:Brazil,Pernambucostate.

...Pelidnotanordestinasp.nov.

-Labrumtransversal(Fig.20);teethoninnermarginofmandible

larger (Fig. 24); only ﬁrst teeth of maxillary galea sawed,IV

palpomere of maxilla, more elongated (Fig. 28); surface area

ofpre-mentumandinsertionareaofpalpmoreexcavated,

lat-eralmargin of post-mentumless rounded, and withelongate

moderate setae (Fig. 32); elytral apex truncated and slightly

acute(Fig.36);anteroexternalangleofmetacoxastronglyacute

(Fig. 40); distal external tooth of protibia slightly recurved

(Fig.44);pygidiumgreenandwithmetallicreﬂections(Fig.46);

parameres distal margin rounded and slightly acute

later-ally (Figs. 63, 64, 68).Distribution: Brazil, Pernambuco state. ...Pelidnotapernambucanasp.nov.

52(37)AndeanorSub-Andeanspecies;moreorlessuniformly

green,elytrongreenandbodyochre;puncturesofthepronotum

smalltolarge...53

-Amazonian or Atlantic Forest species; color distinctly more

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Newrecords

Pelidnotaalliacea(Germar,1824).Materialexamined.1male

and4females,BRAZIL,Bahia:(“Itamaraju”),VIII.1985.Roppa&J.

Beckercol.(MNRJ).

ThisspecieswasreportedfortheBrazilianAtlanticForest(states

ofSantaCatarinatoEspíritoSanto)(Germar,1824;Soula,2009),

andisrecordedherefortheﬁrsttimefortheAtlanticForestin

Bahiastate(Itamaraju).

Pelidnotacrassipes(Ohaus,1905).Materialexamined.1female,

BRAZIL,Bahia:(“SãoFélixdoCoribe,Coribe”),07.XII.2007.F.B.,T.Z.,

A.N.&J.B.,A.(MZFS/#41204).

ThisspecieswasdescribedforArgentina,butiscurrentlyalso

recordedfromBolivia,ParaguayandBrazil(MinasGeraisandGoiás)

(Blackwelder,1944;Ohaus,1905,1918;Soula,2006).Itisreported

hereforﬁrsttimeforBahiastateinthesemiaridregionofBrazil.

PelidnotalagoiSoula,2011.Materialexamined.Material

exam-ined. 3 males, BRAZIL, Bahia: (“Mucugê”), 09.XI.2002. F. Bravo

col.(MZFS/#2250;3635;3637).1male(“SantaTerezinha,Pedra

Branca,SerradaJiboia”,“430m”)(12◦50S/39◦30W), 07.III.2001.

Betâniacol. (MZFS/#2258). 1 male, 15–16.V.1999.F. Bravocol.

(MZFS/#3729). 1 male (“430m”), 18–19.XI.2000. I. Castro col.

(MZFS/#3775).1male,XI.2004.Raimunda.col.(MZFS/#5401).1

female,27.III.2001.E.Netocol.(MZFS/#28009).1male,20.XI.2008.

Zacca,T.&S. Bastos col.(MZFS/#44288). 2 male(“Lenc¸óis,Km

4 NW”, “781m”) (12◦50S/39◦30W), XII.2001. V. Silva & E.C.

Pereira col. (MZFS/#2310; 27759). 2 males (“Pousada Aguiar”),

22–23.XI.2014.Menezes, E.et al. col.(MZFS/#54896; 54897). 1

female(“Alagoinhas”),23.VI.2000.Elinaldocol.(MZFS/#4894). 2

malesand 2females(“ElísioMedrado/SantaTerezinha,Margem

DireitaBA120),XI.2004.Raimundacol.(MZFS/#5402;5403;5404;

5406). 1 male (“Cachoeira, Vila Rial”), 29.VI.2004. F. Bravo col.

(MZFS/#7421). 16 malesand 37 females (“São Félix do Coribe,

Coribe,Km24”;“493masl”);13◦33S/44◦15W),07.XII.2000.FB,TZ,

NA&JRAcol.(MZFS/#41084–41095;41150–41164;41166–41171;

41173–41179; 41180–41185; 41187–41193; 41194–41196). 1

female(“Itaparica, IlhaVera Cruz”), 02.VI.2011.A. Silva-Neto&

E.F.Nascimentocol.(MZFS/#54892).1male(“Dendê,Ituberá/Nilo

Pec¸anha”),05.II.2010.M.D.Silvaetal.col.(MZFS/#54893).1male

(“Ibicoara, Fazenda Igarashi, Cozinha/Alojamento”), 26.XI.2014.

A.S. Ferreira col. (MZFS/#54898). 1 female (“Aracatu, Fazenda

Lagoa do Tamburí, Km 400, BA 262 Sentido Vitória da

Con-quista/Brumado”) (14◦30.961S/041◦27.512W), 29.XI.2014. A.S.

Ferreira col. (MZFS/#54899). 2 females (“Campo Formoso”),

XII.1968 (DZUP/#236320; 236321). 21 males and 2 female

(“Jequié”),11.XI.1964.C&T.Eliascol.(DZUP/#236326–236349).1

maleand2females(“Salvador,RioVermelho”),11.IV.1944.J.Becker

col.(MNRJ).

This species was described for Brazil (Goiás state) (Soula,

2011)andisreportedherefortheﬁrsttimeforBahiastate.This

specieswascollectedinvariousecoregions(InstitutoLIFE,2015):

1) Atlantic Rain Forest (Itamaraju, Salvador, Itaparica, Dendê,

andCachoeira);2)BrazilianSemiaridregionwithtropicalforest

enclaves(SantaTerezinha);3)rockyﬁelds(“CamposRupestres”)

intheChapadaDiamantinaMountains(Mucugê,Lenc¸óis,and

Ibi-coara);and 4)Caatinga dryforest(Aracatu,SãoFélixdoCoribe,

CampoFormoso,andAlagoinhas).

PelidnotainstabilisOhaus,1912.Materialexamined.2males

and6females(“Camacan,RPPNSerraBonita”),28–29.XII.2012.M.L.

Monnécol.(MNRJ).

Thisspecies wasreportedfor theBrazilian southeast region

(SãoPaulo,RiodeJaneiroandEspíritoSanto)(Blackwelder,1944;

Krajcik,2008;Machatschke,1972;Ohaus,1912,1918,1934;Soula,

2006).ItisreportedherefortheﬁrsttimefortheAtlanticRain

ForestofBahiastate,inthemunicipallyofCamacan.

Pelidnota rugulosa rugulosa (Burmeister, 1844). Material

examined.1 male, BRAZIL, Bahia: (“PortoSeguro, Estac¸ão Vera

Cruz”),05.II.2002.I.Castrocol.(MZFS/#2227).1male(“Santa

Terez-inha,SerradaJiboia”;“820m”)(12◦50S/39◦30W),22–23.XI.2000.

I.Castrocol.(MZFS/#2229).1maleand2females,1–2.II.2002.I.

Cas-trocol.(MZFS/#2231;2232;2235).1maleand1female(“Camacan,

RPPNSerraBonita”),28–29.XII.2012.M.L.Monnécol.(MNRJ).

ThissubspecieswasreportedfortheBrazilianAtlanticRain

For-est(RiodeJaneiroandSãoPaulo)(Burmeister,1844;Soula,2006).

ItisreportedherefortheﬁrsttimefortheAtlanticRainForestof

Bahiastate,inthemunicipallyofSantaTerezinha.

Pelidnota semiaurata semiaurata Burmeister, 1844.

Mate-rial examined. 1 female, BRAZIL, Sergipe: (“Poc¸o Verde, Divisa

com a Bahia”), XI.2005. C. Oliveira, C. col. (MZFS/#7430). 1

female,Bahia:(“SantaTerezinha,SerradaJiboia,PedraBranca”),

13.I.2014. A.V. Sousa col. (MZFS/#4579). 1 male, 1–2.I.2002. I.

Castrocol.(MZFS/#2230).2females(12◦52215S/39◦28565W),

13.I.2004. A.V. Sousa col. (MZFS/#55383). 07.XI.2010. A.M.

Silva-Neto col. (MZFS/# 55385). 1 female (“Corac¸ão de

Maria”), 06.VI.2002. F. Bravo & I. Castro col. (MZFS/#2233). 3

females (12◦1342.2S/38◦4513.4W), 30.IV.2003. LASIS. col.

(MZFS/#5882; 5891; 5893). 1 female (“Ituberá, Michelin”),

17.XI.2007. João, Zaﬁra & Daniela. col. (MZFS/#33861). 1 male

(“Porto Seguro, Estac¸ão Vera Cruz”), 05.II.2002. I. Castro col.

(MZFS/#2226). 1 male, 27.X.2010. L. Rego col. (MZFS/#2236).

1 female (“Fazenda Reunidas Unacau”), I.1981. A.V. Santos col.

(MZFS/#55384).5malesand5females(“Itamaraju”),28.X.1985.J.

Beckercol.(MZFS/#55424–55433).1male(“Belmonte/Barrolândia,

FazendaProsperidade”),04.I.1977.J.Beckercol.(MNRJ).

ThissubspecieswasreportedfromBrazil(thestatesofSanta

CatarinaandRioGrandedoSul)(Burmeister,1844;Machatschke,

1972;Ohaus,1934;Soula,2009)andisreportedherefortheﬁrst

timefortheAtlanticRainForestofBahiaandSergipestates(Porto

Seguro,Belmonte/Barrolândia,Ituberá,Itamaraju,andCorac¸ãode

Maria).

Conﬂictsofinterest

Theauthorsdeclarenoconﬂictsofinterest.

Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank CAPES (Coordenac¸ão de

Aperfeic¸oamentodePessoaldeNívelSuperior)foramasterdegree

grant to (ASF), CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento

CientíﬁcoeTecnológico)fortheresearchgrantawardedtoLMA

(306772/2006-0)andFB(305055/2012-7),Dra.MarcelaMonnéand

Dr.MiguelA.Monné(MNRJ)fortheloanmaterial, Dr.Paschoal

C.Grossi(UFRPE)forhisvaluablecontributiontothisstudyand

forcriticallyreadingthemanuscript,thePPBioSemiáridoproject

(ProgramadePesquisaemBiodiversidadedoSemiárido)

(agree-mentCNPq/MCTI–MinistériodaCiência,TecnologiaeInovac¸ão

n◦:457471/2012-3)forcollectionmanagementsupportPaschoal

Grossi’svisittothecollectionsatMZFS,andDr.LuísP.Gusmãofor

providingtheequipmentformakingthephotos.

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