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Issue: Vol. 4526 No. 2: 29 Nov. 2018
Type: Article
Published: 2018-11-29
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4526.2.9
Page range: 239–244
Abstract views: 74
PDF downloaded: 4

A new species of Conognatha Eschscholtz, 1829 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), with new state records of the genus for Brazil

El Litre #1310, Valparaíso, Chile.
Laboratório de Entomologia Sistemática, Departamento de Biologia Animal e Vegetal, CCB, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Rodovia Celso Garcia Cid, PR 445 Km 380, CEP 86.057-970, Londrina, PR, Brazil.
Estrada das Canjicas, 2500 Bairro São Domingos, Arujá, São Paulo, Brazil.
Coleoptera Pithiscus Stigmoderini taxonomy jewel beetles

Abstract

Conognatha (Pithiscus) mielkei Pineda, Barros and Koike n. sp. (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), from southeast Brazil is described and illustrated. We also report five new state records for Brazil for the following species: Conognatha (C.) ovatula, Conognatha (P.) apicalis, C. (P.) excellens, C. (P.) insignis and C. (P.) sellovii.

 

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