Paschoal C. Grossi

• Professor at Federal Rural University of Pernambuco

Bothynus Hope, 1837 is a New World genus of the tribe Pentodontini (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae: Dynastinae). Herein we define the Bothynus ascanius (Kirby, 1819) species group to include the following 21 species, nine of which are new: Bothynus arriagadae sp. n.; B. ascanius; Bothynus bentoi sp. n.; Bothynus cribrarius (Fairmaire, 1878); Bothynus cy...

The remarkable species richness of the Neotropical aroid genus Philodendron (Araceae) is closely linked to its specialized nocturnal pollination system, where chemically distinct floral scents selectively attract night-active cyclocephaline beetles (Melolonthidae, Cyclocephalini). This study explores the floral biology and chemical ecology of Philo...

The present study describes and illustrates the third instar larva of Eunanus valmorbidai Ferreira, Grossi & Seidel, 2024 (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae: Rutelinae) based on specimens collected on South Brazil. A key to third instar larvae of Geniatini is provided, and the taxonomy of Geniatini immatures is discussed.

The Brazilian species of Euphoria Burmeister are revised. We describe E. euridesi sp. nov., a new species from the Cerrado biome of Brazil, and redescribe E. lurida (Fabricius 1775). Both species are illustrated and diagnostic characters that distinguish them are presented. A key to the seven South american species of Euphoria and observations on t...

A comprehensive overview of Scarabaeoidea in Brazil is provided based on the Taxonomic Catalogue of the Brazilian Fauna (CTFB). Data in CTFB include 2,532 valid species within 345 genera, belonging to 21 subfamilies and 10 families. Those have been described by 272 authors from 1758 to 2023. Among these authors, Carl Hermann Conrad Burmeister (1807...

Megaceropsis Dechambre, 1976 (Coleoptera, Melolonthidae, Dynastinae, Oryctini) is a South American genus with two known species until now: Megaceropsis quadridentata Dechambre, 1976 and Megaceropsis lecourti Dechambre, 1996. We describe a third species herein: Megaceropsis kleytoni sp. nov., from Brazil. Illustrations, a distributional map, and an...

Udeus Champion, 1902 is a weevil genus in the tribe Eugnomini associated with the inflorescences of Cecropia Loefl. (Urticaceae), with 11 valid species distributed in the Neotropics. Species of Udeus are generally rare in collections and their biology is poorly known, despite a high abundance in nature. Here, we describe Udeus cerradensis Lira, de...

Eunanus Ohaus, 1909 has so far been known exclusively from Argentina and Paraguay, with only two described species: E. murinus Ohaus, 1909 and E. podtiaguini Gutiérrez, 1951. Here, the genus is revised and redefined, and two new species are described from Brazil: Eunanus kozlovi sp. nov., from Mato Grosso do Sul state, and Eunanus valmorbidai sp. n...

The leaf chafer tribe Alvarengiini Frey, a long-neglected taxon that has been overlooked in the biodiversity literature from its inception, is revised for the first time. As a result of this research, the tribe is composed of two species in two genera distributed from Bahia, Brazil (in the north), to Parana, Brazil (in the south), and Paraguay. Two...

O presente estudo apresenta o aparecimento de espécimes do besouro Megasoma typhon typhon (Olivier, 1789) (Melolonthidae, Dynastinae), em uma área urbana privada próxima ao Parque Natural Municipal da Taquara, em Duque de Caxias, RJ. A espécie se distribui pelo Novo Mundo, encontrado especialmente na Caatinga, Cerrado e Mata Atlântica. Durante maio...

The açaí palm plays major socioeconomic importance to human populations in North Brazil. Damages caused by pest insects in the orchards are among the main factors that limit açaí production, mainly members of Coleoptera. However, rhinoceros beetles (Dynastinae) had never been observed damaging açaí palms. Here, we noticed the first occurrence of Ox...

Athyreus MacLeay, 1819 is one of the most diverse genera within Athyreini, with 45 species in Central and South America; 24 species are recorded from Brazil. Here, we describe a remarkable multi-horned species, Athyreus joseferreirai sp. nov., from Brazil, with illustrations of the male holotype and female paratype and a map of the type locality. T...

The açaí palm plays major socioeconomic importance to human populations in North Brazil. Damages caused by pest insects in the orchards are among the main factors that limit açaí production, mainly members of Coleoptera. However, rhinoceros beetles (Dynastinae) had never been observed damaging açaí palms. Here, we noticed the first occurrence of Ox...

Aegognathus Leuthner, 1883 (Coleoptera: Lucanidae) is revised and redefined. With this revision, the genus is now composed by Andean species only. The Brazilian species, Aegognathus spitzi Ohaus, 1929 and Aegognathus caledoniaensis Grossi, Racca-Filho and Vaz-de-Mello, 2003, are both transferred to the genus Leptinopterus Hope, 1838 with which they...

A comparative taxonomic study was performed between the Syndesini genera Syndesus MacLeay, 1819 and Psilodon Perty, 1830. Both taxa are redescribed, with the addition of more precise diagnostic traits, including the description of male and female genitalia. We provide comparative remarks to support the separation of both genera, with additional...

Ecological aspects are essential for testing hypotheses about the characteristics, evolutionary processes and behaviour patterns of different taxa. However, for many neotropical lizards, like Gymnodactylus darwinii, such information is scant in the literature. This lizard is endemic to the Atlantic rainforest, occurring from Rio Grande do Norte to...

The taxonomic status and the geographic distribution of two species, Pelidnota gounellei (Ohaus, 1908) and P. ludovici Ohaus, 1905, is revised and the species are revalidated. A lectotype for Pelidnota tricolor Nonfried, 1894 is designated. The taxonomy of the species is briefly discussed, and a distribution map for the reviewed species is also pro...

Scarabeoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) present more than 2000 species recorded from all over Brazil. They have been scarcely recorded from caves, and truly troglobitic species are yet to be found in the country. In this study, we carried out a review of all existing scarab beetles deposited until 2017 in the Coleção de Invertebrados Subterrâneos de Lav...

The genus Byrsopolis Burmeister, 1844 is revised and six Brazilian species are described as new: Byrsopolis angeloottatii sp. nov. (Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul), B. schmidti sp. nov. (Barreiras, Bahia), B. burmeisteri sp. nov. (Cantareira, São Paulo), B. vazdemelloi sp. nov. (Barra do Bugres, Mato Grosso), B. ohausi sp. nov. (Grão Mogol, M...

Two new species of the Pelidnota liturella species group are described from Brazil, Pelidnota everardoi sp. nov. and P. luciae sp. nov. The new species are included on the Pelidnota key proposed previously in the literature and an identification key is provided for the Pelidnota liturella species group. Diagnostic characters of the new species, ill...

The enigmatic beetle genus Gibboryctes Endrödi, 1974 (Melolonthidae: Dynastinae: Oryctini) is revised and redefined herein. The type species Gibboryctes szelenyii Endrödi, 1974 is redescribed, and Gibboryctes ebeninus sp. nov. and Gibboryctes endroedii sp. nov. are proposed. Gibboryctes gracilicornis (Prell, 1912) has its original combination (Hete...

The Bothynus villiersi species group (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Pentodontini) is revised and is composed of five South American species: Bothynus villiersi Endrödi, 1968; Bothynus horridus Endrödi, 1968; Bothynus alvarengai Martínez, 1983; Bothynus spinophallicus (Ratcliffe & Cave, 2021) new combination; and Bothynus belemensis new spec...

The genus Oplognathus MacLeay, 1819 is revised based on type material of two of the three described species and scattered additional material from several collections around the world. The diagnostic characters of the genus are confirmed, distinguishing it from other Brazilian Areodina mainly by: quadrangular clypeus with trilobate apex in males, r...

A new species belonging to genus Eupatorus Burmeister, 1847, Eupatorus pyros Prandi & Grossi, new species (Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Dynastini: Chalcosomina), from southwestern China is described and illustrated. The new species is close to E. birmanicus Arrow, 1908. A distribution map and an identification key for the Eupatorus siamensis species-g...

Gibboryctes Endrödi, 1974 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Oryctini) is an uncommon Neotropical genus comprising five valid species (Gasca-Álvarez & Ratcliffe 2011; Dupuis 2019). Endrödi (1974) established the genus based on Gibboryctes szelenyii Endrödi, 1974 and defined it by the absence of sexual dimorphism; short, triangular, and pointed...

Two new species of Macraspis MacLeay are described and illustrated based on adult specimens collected in São Paulo and Paraná states, in southeastern and southern Brazil, respectively. Macraspis ironman sp. nov. and M. soulai sp. nov. are diagnosed and included in the preexisting identification key. A new chromatic variation of M. laevicollis (Wate...

Temporal variations in climatic conditions and trophic resources have strong influence on the abundance of insects in the xerophilous environments of Caatinga, being this tropical semiarid region characterized as having a long dry season and also a long rainy one. Two characteristic habitats in this region were investigated regarding the seasonal v...

The taxa of the genus Megasoma Kirby, 1825 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Dynastinae) related to M. gyas (Jablonsky in Herbst, 1785) are revised. Megasoma (M.) gyas is recognized as a monotypic species restricted to the Caatinga biome of northeastern Brazil. Megasoma gyas rumbucheri Fischer, 1968, is considered as a new synonym of M. gyas . The “long-h...

Hexapods, commonly known as insects, are a neglected taxonomic group in the Fernando de Noronha archipelago, with unanswered questions about their species richness and the ecological processes in which they are involved (e.g., colonization, introduction, stablishment, and extinction). Herein, we provide an updated Hexapod checklist with current no...

A common white grub species associated with a wide range of crops in Southern Brazil has been named as Cyclocephala flavipennis Arrow for over twenty years. This work aimed to revise the identity of this species based on the study of primary types, identified material collected in previous works and descriptions on literature. The confirmed name fo...

Erioscelis emarginata is a species of pollinator scarab beetle whose adults are predominantly associated with night-blooming aroid inflorescences (Araceae) of the Neotropical genus Thaumathophyllum, towards which they are attracted by volatile organic compounds (VOCs). It is assumed that olfactory preferences towards species-specific floral VOCs em...

The genus Cyclocephala Dejean (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Dynastinae) contains approximately 350 species and is found mainly in the Neotropical region. These species function in the cycling of organic matter, act as bioindicators of environmental quality, and some species are considered agricultural pests. This study attempted to analyze the spatio-...

There is no standardization of ideal trap installation height for an accurate sampling of flower and leaf chafer scarab beetles in the rainforest canopy. This limits the comparison among different studies on the ecology as well as systematic collecting of this beetle group. Here, we sampled flower and leaf chafer beetles using fruit-baited traps in...

The Bothynus entellus (LePeletier & Serville) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Pentodontini) species group is reviewed with redescriptions, diagnoses, illustrations, and separate identification keys to males and females.

Chlorota cleidecostae sp. nov. is described based on a unique female collected at Maranhão State, Carolina municipality, in the "Meio Norte" region, a biotope comprising Cerrado, Caatinga and Amazon biomes. The new species is distinguished from all other Chlorota species by having the striped elytral pattern with red costae, and surface of pronotum...

Two new Podischnus Burmeister, 1847 species are described here: Podischnus limeirai sp. nov. from Gurupi region, Maranhão state, Brazil, the easternmost distribution of the genus; and Podischnus cleidecostae sp. nov. from the Acre state, Western of Brazilian Amazon Forest. New diagnostic characters are illustrated and discussed for the genus. An il...

The Andes represent one of the most important eco-regions of the world, fostering an enormous number of taxa associated with different altitudinal gradients. In the past two decades, there has been an increase in the description of different groups of insects, as in the case of the Lucanidae whose number of described species significantly rose in c...

In this contribution, Colacus rubrofemoratus Sobral, Morais, & Grossi new species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Agaocephalini) is described and illustrated based on male specimens found in a transitional area of Caatinga, Atlantic Forest, and Cerrado in Brazil. In addition, the female of Colacus morio Ohaus, 1910 is redescribed, a distribu...

Seven new species of Trizogeniates Ohaus, 1917 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Geniatini) from Brazil are described: Trizogeniates beckeri new species, T. curvatus new species, T. eliskae new species, T. hallensorum new species, T. spatulatus new species, T. vazdemelloi new species, and T. zuzanae new species. The male of T. eris Villatoro, 2...

The previously unknown female of Spodochlamys marahuaca Jameson & Ratcliffe, 2011 is described and illustrated for the first time based on two specimens collected in the region of the Juruá River, Amazonas state, Brazil. The specimens constitute a new record for Brazil. The identification key for species of Spodochlamys is updated, as well as the g...

The first immature description for a South American species of the genus Chlorota Burmeister, 1844 (Melolonthidae: Rutelinae) is presented. The last larval instar and female pupa of Chlorota paulistana Ohaus, 1912 are described. Illustrations and diagnostic characters are also presented, along with additional characters for the genus, and a new sta...

The third instar of Macraspis clavata (Olivier, 1789), collected in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, is described. Illustrations, comments on the natural history, and a key to third instar of Macraspis are also added.

Esemephe peba sp. nov is described. This newly discovered species represents the first record of Cossyphodini from Brazil. It is also the second species of the genus Esemephe Steiner and differs from the type species in antennal, elytral and aedeagal structure. Descriptions of male and female terminalia are provided, as well as the revised diagnosi...

RESUMO Os besouros apresentam grande diversidade taxonômica e funcional, no entanto, para a Região Nordeste, especialmente para a porção com vegetação de Caatinga, o conhecimento da fauna de Coleoptera é muito restrito. Por se tratar de uma região com grande diversidade de paisagens, torna-se necessário conhecer a coleopterofauna que ocorre nas dif...

The immature stages of Casignetus MacLeay, 1819 (Coleoptera: Lucanidae: Lucaninae: Casignetini) are revised with the description of third instars of males and female of C. humboldti (Gyllenhal, 1817), and C. spixi (Perty, 1830), and female of C. lindei (Boileau, 1899). Pupae of both sexes of C. humboldti, and female of C. lindei are also described...

Two new species of Aegopsis Burmeister, 1847 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Agaocephalini), Aegopsis diceratops Sobral & Grossi new species and Aegopsis vazdemelloi Sobral & Grossi new species, are described and illustrated based on specimens collected in Cerrado habitat in the Brazilian states of Minas Gerais and Mato Grosso. The new speci...

The soursop (Annona muricata L., Annonaceae) is an important fruit crop in several countries of South America, including Brazil, and the presence of the scarab beetles in this orchads can reduce pollination deficits and increase the productivity. For this reason, we report Cyclocephala celata Dechambre, 1980 as a flower visitor and potential pollin...

The oil palm is an economically important crop cultivated in the North of Brazil. Damage caused by insects is one of the main causes of reduced productivity for the oil palm. Before this research, only the beetles of the family Curculionidae were considered to be oil palm pests in Brazil. However, for the first time, we report on the damage caused...

The monotypic genus Evanos (Coleoptera: Rutelidae: Geniatini) is revised and a new species, E. danieleae Grossi, n. sp., is described based on specimens collected from Minas Gerais, Brazil. A lectotype is designated for Evanos villatus. Diagnostic characters and comments about the taxonomic status of the genus are given, as well as a key for both s...

Two new species of the genus Oxyligyrus Arrow, 1908 from the peruanus species group are described from Brazil and compared with other species of the genus Oxyligyrus limeirai sp. nov., from Maranhão state and Oxyligyrus vazdemelloi sp. nov. from Mato Grosso state. A key to the peruanus complex and a distribution map of their known brazilian localit...

Moronius Grossi & Vaz-de-Mello, 2015 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Rutelini) is the latest genus described within the subtribe Areodina (Grossi & Vaz-de-Mello 2015). Areodina consists of 11 genera distributed throughout the New World (10 genera) and Africa (one genus) (Jameson 1990; Grossi & Vaz-de-Mello 2015). Moronius is distinguished fro...

A list of species of Rutelinae from Bahia state, Northeastern Brazil, is presented. The list is based on specimens deposited in Brazilian collections. The list includes 4 tribes, 23 genera, 101 species and 17 subspecies. The genera Byrsopolis Burmeister, 1844, Pseudodorysthetus Soula, 2008 and Trizogeniates Ohaus, 1917 are recorded for the first ti...

Abstract. A new species of the Andean stag beetle genus Auxicerus Waterhouse, 1883 is described from the humid Tucuman-Bolivian forest in the southern Bolivian Andes. Auxicerus magnipunctatus sp. nov. is distinguished from all congeners by the distinctly larger punctures of the mesosternum; antennomeres 2–6 subquadrate, last two joints of club wide...

We report for the first time the occurrence of two species of scarab beetles, Phileurus carinatus declivis Prell, 1914 (Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae) and Cyclidius elongatus (Olivier, 1789) (Cetoniinae: Cremastocheilini) inside nests of Azteca cf. chartifex Forel, 1896, a neotropical arboreal ant species. This report indicates that these two beetle spe...

Bothynus cribrarius (Fairmaire) was rediscovered after studying the MNRJ and FIOC collections. The male is described and illustrated for the first time. Accurate location data is presented after 130 years since its species description.

Dynastinae is one of the most representative subfamilies of Melolonthidae (Scarabaeoidea) and has considerable ecological importance due mainly to interactions with plants of the families Araceae and Annonaceae. This relationship has led to the evolution of nocturnal activity patterns, which are influenced by environmental conditions. In the presen...

A série Scarabaeiformia de Coleoptera agrupa exclusivamente os membros da superfamília Scarabaeoidea com distribuição cosmopolita, e, segundo a literatura vigente um dos táxons mais bem estudados de Coleoptera. Este grupo está representado em sua maioria por uma única família Scarabaeidae s.l., considerando a maioria dos grupos fitófagos e copro-ne...

Montesinus gen. nov. is described from Brazil, along with three new species, Montesinus monnei sp. nov. (Holotype male deposited in MNRJ: Brazil, Espírito Santo State, Parque Nacional do Caparaó, 2500 m a.s.l., 13.IV.2001, F.O. Correia leg.), M.Tatula sp. nov. (Holotype female deposited in CERPE: Brazil, Minas Gerais State, Corinto, 900 m a.s.l., I...

Two new species of Cyclocephala constituting a new species group in the genus, Cyclocephala machadoi sp. nov. (Holo-Type male deposited in CERPE: Brazil, Minas Gerais State, São Gonçalo do Rio Preto municipality, Parque Estadual do Rio Preto) and C. everardoi sp. nov. (Holotype male deposited in CERPE: Brazil, Minas Gerais State, 8 km north of Cris...

A new genus and species of Rutelinae are described based on several specimens collected in Mato Grosso state, Brazil near the border of Chapada dos Guimarães. The new genus belongs to the subtribe Areodina and can be readily distinguished from other genera of the subtribe mainly by characters of head and clypeus. An updated key for the genera of Ar...

The New World genus Aegidium Arrow (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Orphninae) comprises mid-sized to rather large beetles belonging to 12 species (Paulian 1984). The species of this genus were known from the northern Amazon Basin and the Caribbean including some of the Lesser Antilles islands. Distribution records suggest that the primary habitat of Aeg...

A list of the Coleoptera of importance from Brazil, based on published records was compiled. The checklist contains 345 species of 16 families allocated to 16 states of the country. In addition, three species of two families are registered for the first time. The fauna of Coleoptera of forensic importance is still not entirely known and future coll...

The genus Philoscaptus Brèthes, 1919, is revised and found to be monotypic, including P. bonariensis (Burmeister) a species found mainly in open areas along the Paraná River basin, in Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay (new country record). The new genus Saccharoscaptus is described for P. laminifer Dechambre, differentiated by mandibles with...

Horridocalia delislei Endrödi is an endemic Dynastinae species of the Biogeographic Chocó region of Colombia, very rare in collections and little known in terms of its biology. That's the reason why through this research it was proposed to provide new data of its distribution, to describe again the adult males and to describe the females for the fi...

Psilodon buhrnheimi Grossi and Aguiar, new species, is described from Amazonas, Brazil, becoming the third genus of Lucanidae found in this region. The new species is illustrated and compared with the other two Brazilian species of Psilodon Perty from Piaui and Bahia, both in northeastern Brazil. A distributional map of the known species of Lucanid...

The female of Phileurus bucculentus Ohaus, 1911 is described for the fi rst time. It is compared with the male and also with the females of Phileurus carinatus Prell, 1914, with which it can be confused. Additional data for Phileurus carinatus are provided with four new country records for Guyana, Colombia, Peru and Argentina, and its taxonomic sta...

Anticoagulant prophylaxis for preventing VTE is a world wide established procedure in hip and knee replacement surgery, as well as in the treatment of femoral neck fractures.Different guidelines are available in literature with quite different recommendations.None of them is a multydisciplinary effort as the one presented. The Italian Society for S...

The genus Oryctophileurus is reviewed and its validity is supported by a combination of the following apomorphic characters: a single cephalic horn with lateral carina, pronotal cavity with ocellate punctures and two teeth or tubercles close behind the anterior pronotal margin. The male of Oryctophileurus varicosus Prell, 1934, is described for the...

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is defined as the obstruction, partial or complete, of one or more veins of deep circulation. It is a condition that can lead to a deterioration in his state of health until death, manifesting as deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE). The major orthopedic surgery and the surgical oncology are frequently...

Histeridae is a group of beetles with diverse morphology known as generalist predators and which occurs in a wide variety of habitats. The objective of this paper was to present the first list of Histeridae from the Campos Gerais region (Parques Estaduais de Vila Velha, do Cerrado, e do Cânion Guartelá) and provide information about species from pr...

In the article, “New Records of Termite Hosts for Two Species of Hoplopyga, With Notes on the Life Cycle of Hoplopyga brasiliensis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae),” by A. Puker, C. Lopes-Andrade, C. S. Rosa, and P. C. Grossi, published in November 2012, 105(6): 872-878 (DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1603/AN12068), the host termite identified as...

The açaí palm (Euterpe oleracea) is an East Amazon palm found most frequently in the Amazon River estuary. Riverside dwellers in different regions of the state of Amapá have recently been observing a species of coleopteran attacking the inflorescences of açai palms. With a view to identifying a species of coleopteran attacking inflorescences of E....

We provide the Þrst report of larvae of Hoplopyga brasiliensis (Gory and Percheron) and H. singularis (Gory and Percheron) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) in nests of Cornitermes cumulans (Kollar) (Isoptera: Termitidae: Syntermitinae) and Diversitermes diversimiles (Silvestri) (Isoptera: Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae), respectively. Wealso pr...

The natural occurrence of predation on Leptinopterus burmeisteri Arrow and Leptinopterus femoratus (Olivier) (Coleoptera, Lucanidae, Lucaninae) by Zelurus angularis (Stål) (Reduviinae), Apiomerus mutabilis Costa Lima, Seabra & Hathaway and Apiomerus nigricollis Stål (Apiomerinae) (Hemiptera, Reduviidae), in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, is record...

New distributional data are reported on the rare phanaeine dung beetle, Oxysternon pteroderum Nevinson, 1892, based on five specimens recently collected between 1985 and 2010. Before the present study, Oxysternun pteroderum had been reported solely from the super-moist Atlantic coastal forests of southeastern Brazil. We now believe that the distrib...

Arnaudius Grossi and Bartolozzi, new genus, is described to include Metadorcinus digennaroi Arnaud, Noguchi, and Bomans, Sclewstomus koikei Arnaud, Noguchi, and Bomans, and a third species, Arnaudius bomansi Grossi and Bartolozzi, new species, described here. An identification key is provided for the three species, in addition to a map of their dis...

Anticoagulant prophylaxis for preventing venous thrombembolism (VTE) is a worldwide established procedure in hip (HR) and knee replacement (KR) surgery, as well as in the treatment of femoral neck fractures (FNF). Different guidelines are available in the literature, with quite different recommendations. None of them is a multidisciplinary effort a...

The brachypterous Brazilian stag beetle genus Altitatiayus Weinreich (Coleoptera, Lucanidae, Lucaninae) was previously known only from states of Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro. Altitatiayus campoi, a new species from São Paulo, the southernmost in distribution, is described here and apparently represents a new species group with some exclusive cha...

New record of predatory ladybird beetle (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) feeding on extrafloral nectaries. Feeding by Exoplectra miniata (Germar) on extrafloral nectaries of Inga edulis Mart. was observed in Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This is the first record of this behavior for Exoplectrini.