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Descriptions of the first Ciidae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea) from the oceanic archipelago of Fernando de Noronha, Brazil

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: In this study, we describe four new species of Ciidae from Fernando de Noronha, representing the first ciid species recorded from the archipelago and from any Brazilian oceanic island: Ceracis caio Souza-Gonçalves & Lopes-Andrade sp. nov., Ceracis italo Souza-Gonçalves & Lopes-Andrade sp. nov., Cis ayessa Souza-Gonçalves & Lopes-Andrade sp. nov., and Cis paula Souza-Gonçalves & Lopes-Andrade sp. nov.. These discoveries underscore the significance of investigating the ciid fauna of Brazilian islands, which appears to be entirely distinct from that of the mainland.

Source: Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências

DOI: 10.1590/0001-3765202520250133

Authors: IGOR SOUZA-GONÇALVES, CRISTIANO LOPES-ANDRADE, PASCHOAL C. GROSSI

Institutions: Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Language: English

Topic: Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, Fundação de Amparo à Ciência e Tecnologia do Estado de Pernambuco