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Issue: Vol. 161 No. 1: 12 Mar. 2003
Type: Article
Published: 2003-03-12
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.161.1.1
Page range: 1–7
Abstract views: 29
PDF downloaded: 6

Cis leoi, a new species of Ciidae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea) from the Neotropical Region

Departamento de Biologia Animal, Setor de Entomologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-000, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
Departamento de Biologia Animal, Setor de Entomologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-000, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-000, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
Coleoptera Mycetobiont minute fungus-beetle Ciidae Ciinae comptus group chromosome meiosis

Abstract

Cis leoi, a new species of ciid beetle from the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, is described based on external morphology and cytogenetics. Its placement in the Cis species group is discussed.

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