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Issue: Vol. 5679 No. 3: 14 Aug. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-08-14
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5679.3.7
Page range: 431-439
Abstract views: 55
PDF downloaded: 1

Two new species of the lined flat bark beetle genus Laemophloeus Dejean (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea: Laemophloeidae) from Amazonia

Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA); Coordenação de Biodiversidade; Manaus; Brazil.
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA); Coordenação de Biodiversidade; Manaus; Brazil.
Coleoptera Neotropical Region South America taxonomy morphology

Abstract

This paper describes and illustrates two new species of Laemophloeus Dejean (sensu stricto) (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea: Laemophloeidae) from the Amazon region of Brazil: L. claudioruyi sp. nov. and L. obeliscus sp. nov. Both species are diagnosed and compared to their most similar congeners with antennal club composed of 3 antennomeres, primarily based on clypeal, elytral, and genital morphology, allowing for identification. Additionally, the preexisting keys to Laemophloeus species with 3- and 6-segmented antennal clubs are modified and combined into a single key that includes all the Neotropical species of the genus.

 

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How to Cite

Bento, M. & Rafael, J.A. (2025) Two new species of the lined flat bark beetle genus Laemophloeus Dejean (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea: Laemophloeidae) from Amazonia. Zootaxa, 5679 (3), 431–439. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5679.3.7