Autor(es)

Fernandes, Andre S. ; Polizei, Thiago T. S. ; Hamada, Neusa

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: ZOOLOGISCHER ANZEIGER; v. 316, p. 26-pg., 2025-05-01.

Resumo

Tyletelmis is currently an exclusive Amazonian genus, known only from its type species Tyletelmis mila Hinton, 1972, and represents one of the last taxa described by the renowned entomologist H. E. Hinton. This genus is one of the 12 remaining monotypic genera of Neotropical elmids and has not been taxonomically studied since its original description. Here, we present a review of Tyletelmis, in which the genus and its type species are redescribed, and four new species from Brazil are described: Tyletelmis assai sp. nov., Tyletelmis pupunha sp. nov., Tyletelmis tucuman sp. nov., and Tyletelmis buriti sp. nov. The first three new species occur in the Amazon biome, while the last one occurs in both the Amazon and the Cerrado (central Brazilian savanna) biome. The morphology of the genus is illustrated and described in detail for the first time. Our morphological phylogenetic analysis recovered Tyletelmis as monophyletic, and the relationships among its species are discussed. A diagnosis and a phylogeny-based species key are provided, along with a map showing their known distribution. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 16/21184-0 - Revisão de Hexacylloepus Hinton, 1940 (Insecta: Coleoptera: Elmidae)
• Beneficiário: Thiago Tadeu Silva Polizei
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Exterior - Estágio de Pesquisa - Mestrado
• Processo FAPESP: 15/17064-7 - Revisão de Hexacylloepus Hinton, 1940 (Insecta: Coleoptera: Elmidae)
• Beneficiário: Thiago Tadeu Silva Polizei
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Mestrado