Abstract
A new species, Merobruchus santiagoi Ribeiro-Costa sp. nov., is described from Brazil and Bolivia in seeds of Pithecelobium scalare Griseb (=P. tortum Mart.). Comparisons are made with its closely related species, M. boucheri Kingsolver 1980, presenting illustrations for both including male genitalia
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