A new bromeliad-inhabiting species of Omicrus Sharp from South Brazil (Coleoptera, Hydrophylidae, Sphaeridiinae)

Author(s)

Albertoni, Fabiano Fabian ^[1] ; Fikacek, Martin ^{[2, 3]}

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Museu Zool, Programa Posgrad Sistemat Taxon Anim & Biodiversi, BR-04218970 Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] Natl Museum, Dept Entomol, Prague 14800 4 - Czech Republic

^[3] Charles Univ Prague, Fac Sci, Dept Zool, Prague 12843 2 - Czech Republic

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: SPIXIANA; v. 37, n. 1, p. 111-122, AUG 2014.
• Web of Science Citations: 5

Abstract

A new species of the genus Omicrus Sharp, 1879, O. vanini spec. nov., from the Santa Catarina State in South Brazil is described and illustrated. The species is very similar to few other Brazilian species, but may be clearly diagnosed by the combination of external characters and male genitalia. All specimens of the new species were collected from the detritus accumulated in the rosettes of the ground-growing bromeliads of the genera Hohenbergia, Nidularium and Canistrum. It is the second known bromeliad-inhabiting species of the genus Omicrus. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 12/02441-1 - Faunistic analysis of Saturniidae (Insecta, Lepidoptera) in a fragment of Atlantic Forest of São Paulo, Brazil
• Grantee: Fabiano Fabian Albertoni
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master