Ceracis luci sp. nov., the first Ciidae species (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea) from the Caatinga biome

Igor Souza-Gonçalves1, Cristiano Lopes-Andrade2

  • 1Laboratório de Taxonomia de Insetos; Departamento de Agronomia/Fitossanidade; Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco; 52171-900; Recife; Pernambuco; Brazil; Laboratório de Sistemática e Biologia de Coleoptera; Departamento de Biologia Animal; Universidade Federal de Viçosa; 36570- 900; Viçosa; Minas Gerais; Brazil. igao_bio@yahoo.com.br.

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|December 8, 2024
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