Abstract
A review of the Neotropical Lauxaniidae genus Paracestrotus Hendel, 1925 is presented with redescription of P. gibbosus Hendel, 1925 and the description of a new species, P. pulchripennis sp. n., from Brazil, Pará, including illustrations and a key.
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