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Issue: Vol. 83 No. 1: 23 Apr. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-04-23
DOI: 10.12976/jib/2026.83.1.1
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Ceracis kurumim sp. nov., the smallest Ceracis Mellié, and one of the smallest Ciidae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea) in the world

Laboratório de Taxonomia de Insetos, Departamento de Agronomia/Fitossanidade, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, 52171-900, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Laboratório de Sistemática e Biologia de Coleoptera, Departamento de Biologia Animal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Laboratório de Taxonomia de Insetos, Departamento de Agronomia/Fitossanidade, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, 52171-900, Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil
Ciinae Ciini minute tree-fungus beetle Neotropical new species

Abstract

Ceracis kurumim sp. nov. is described based on specimens collected in Paulista, Pernambuco, in the Northeast Region of Brazil. It is the smallest known species of the genus Ceracis Mellié, 1849 and among the smallest Ciidae worldwide. We provide a detailed description and illustrations of both male and female terminalia, and briefly discuss its minute size in comparison with other similarly small ciid species.

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