First records of the genera Neocylloepus and Pilielmis (Coleoptera: Elmidae: Elminae) from Venezuela, with the description of Pilielmis shepardi sp. nov.

Author(s)

Polizei, Thiago T. S. ^[1] ; Barclay, Maxwell V. L. ^[2]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo MZSP, Museu Zool, Lab Coleoptera LaC, BR-04263000 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[2] Nat Hist Museum, Dept Life Sci, London SW7 5BD - England

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Zootaxa; v. 4688, n. 2, p. 282-288, OCT 22 2019.
• Web of Science Citations: 0

Abstract

Neocylloepus Brown, 1970 and Pilielmis Hinton, 1971 are Neotropical genera of riffle beetles, mainly distributed in Central America and the north of South America. These genera are here reported for the first time from Venezuela, and a new species, Pilielmis shepardi sp. nov. is described and illustrated. The type material is housed in Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil (MZSP), Natural History Museum, London, UK (BMNH), Museo del Instituto de Zoologia Agricola, Maracay, Venezuela (MIZA), Michael A. Ivie Collection, Bozeman, Montana, USA (MAIC), and National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, USA (USNM). (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 15/17064-7 - Review of Hexacylloepus Hinton, 1940 (Insecta: Coleoptera: Elmidae)
• Grantee: Thiago Tadeu Silva Polizei
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• FAPESP's process: 16/21184-0 - Review of Hexacylloepus Hinton, 1940 (Insecta: Coleoptera: Elmidae)
• Grantee: Thiago Tadeu Silva Polizei
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Master's degree