Revision of the genus Evanos Laporte de Castelnau, 1840, with the description of a second species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Rutelidae: Geniatini) |
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| Authors: | Paschoal C. Grossi Fernando Z. Vaz-de-Mello |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Departamento de Agronomia/Fitossanidade, Laboratório de Taxonomia de Insetos, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Rua Dom Manoel de Medeiros, Dois Irm?o, s/n, 52171-900, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazilpaschoal.grossi@gmail.com;3. Departamento de Biologia e Zoologia, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Instituto de Biociências, Av. Fernando Correa da Costa 2367, Boa Esperan?a, Cuiabá, MT 78060-900, Brazil |
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| Abstract: | The monotypic genus Evanos (Coleoptera: Rutelidae: Geniatini) is revised and a new species, E. danieleae Grossi, n. sp., is described based on specimens collected from Minas Gerais, Brazil. A lectotype is designated for Evanos villatus. Diagnostic characters and comments about the taxonomic status of the genus are given, as well as a key for both species and a distribution map with the known locality records. |
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| Keywords: | Atlantic Forest Brazil mata seca new taxon |
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