A new species of Chlorota Burmeister (Melolonthidae: Rutelinae: Rutelini) from Cerrado and Amazon biomes transition
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https://doi.org/10.11606/1807-0205/2020.60.special-issue.26Keywords:
Anticheirina, Distribution, Maranhão, Neotropical region, TaxonomyAbstract
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 dull, dark, metallic, and smooth. An updated map and a key for species and subspecies that occur in Brazil are also presented.
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Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
Grant numbers CAPES/Proex 88887.333488/2019-00 -
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Grant numbers MCTI/CNPq/Universal 2014, process number 449366/2014-6