Cercyon Leach, 1817 (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Sphaeridiinae) from Brazil: new species and records
Rev. bras. entomol
; 64(1): e201972, 2020. graf
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Abstract The study of ca. 280 specimens of Cercyon Leach, 1817 (Hydrophilidae Sphaeridiinae Megasternini) deposited in the Coleção Entomológica Pe. J.S. Moure, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Brazil, revealed a new species from Atlantic Rain Forest biome in Paraná State (Southern Brazil) and new records. Cercyon (Cercyon) curi sp. nov. is herein described and illustrated, belonging to the Neotropical C. variegatus species group. Cercyon (Cercyon) nigriceps (Marsham, 1802) is recorded for the first time in Paraná State, and Cercyon (Cercyon) inquinatus Wollaston, 1854 from Amazonas State (Northern Region); these records extend the distributional range of both species in Brazil. Cercyon (Cercyon) praetextatus (Say, 1825) is recorded for the first time from Brazil based on specimens collected in Paraná. Those three species were previously recorded as introduced in South America.
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BIOLOGIA
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2020
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