2026/06/01 by Maria Clara Ferreira de Amorim, Paschoal Coelho Grossi, Luciana Iannuzzi
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution #Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography #Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy
paper · doi:10.11606/1807-0205/2026.66.special-issue-1.016
crossref issued 2026/06/01 · crossref published 2026/06/01 · crossref published-online 2026/06/01 · openalex publication_date 2026/06/01 · crossref created 2026/06/11 · crossref deposited 2026/06/11 · openalex created_date 2026/06/12 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/12 · crossref indexed 2026/07/30
Erioscelis emarginata (Mannerheim, 1829) is a Brazilian cyclocephaline beetle that pollinates Araceae. Here, the species is redescribed and a close relative, Erioscelis monnei sp. nov., is newly described from the Serra do Cipó region (Minas Gerais state, Brazil) based on two field expeditions to its type locality. Morphological differences were described mainly for the punctation of the abdomen and elytra, the elytral shape, as well as the male genitalia and the mouthparts. Additionally, an updated identification key for the species of the genus is provided, and a distribution map of E. emarginata is presented for the first time.