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André Silva Roza1, José Ricardo Miras Mermudes
1Laboratório de Entomologia, Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, A1-107, Bloco A, Av. Carlos Chagas Filho, 373, Cidade Universitária, Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil Programa de Pós-graduação em Zoologia, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.. andreroza1993@gmail.com.
Abstract:
Here we describe a new species, Mesochila (Mesochila) moraveci sp. nov. from Piauí, Brazil, the second of the genus to occur in the Caatinga. This new species shares the shape of the aedeagus and the structure of the internal sac with M. (M.) brevipennis, M. (M.) drechseli and M. (M.) prepusula, but can be easily distinguished by the presence of a whitish elytral humeral band. We provide a key to M. (M.) brevipennis species-complex as well as illustrations for the diagnostic characters for these species.
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