Abstract
Kalopona is a small genus with five species distributed in Brazil, Colombia and Mexico. Two new Brazilian species of Kalopona Freytag, 2015 are described and illustrated: K. insigna sp. nov., from Amazonas and K. sagytta sp. nov., from Mato Grosso. A key to the seven known species of Kalopona is presented.
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