Redescription of Cis olivieri Mellié, 1849 (Coleoptera: Ciidae), with a new synonym and the first records from Brazil

Cis olivieri Mellié, 1849 is redescribed based on specimens from the type series and additional material from the Northeast and Southeast Regions of Brazil. Cis lemoulti Pic, 1923 is proposed as a junior synonym of Cis olivieri, and lectotypes are designated for both names. This study represents the...

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Autores: Souza-Gonçalves, Igor, Lopes-Andrade, Cristiano, Sandoval-Gómez, Vivian Eliana, Grossi, Paschoal Coelho, Gonçalves, Igor de Souza
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Repositorio:Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (Online)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.usp.br:article/230029
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.usp.br/paz/article/view/230029
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Minute tree-fungus beetle
Neotropical region
Taxonomy
Tenebrionoidea
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Sumario:Cis olivieri Mellié, 1849 is redescribed based on specimens from the type series and additional material from the Northeast and Southeast Regions of Brazil. Cis lemoulti Pic, 1923 is proposed as a junior synonym of Cis olivieri, and lectotypes are designated for both names. This study represents the first report of Cis olivieri in Brazil. Images of male and female terminalia, along with a distribution map, are provided.