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Taxonomic study of Psephenidae (Coleoptera: Byrrhoidea) from Brazilian Amazon basin

Five species of the family Psephenidae belonging to genus Pheneps are repported from the Brazilian Amazon Basin for first time. P. cursitatus Spangler; P. auariensis sp.nov.; P. leptophallus sp.nov.; P. roraimensis sp.nov. and P. simoides sp.nov. Illustrations for adults and larvae are provided and new geographic records are given.

Coleoptera; Psephenidae; Taxonomy; Pheneps; Amazon Basin


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