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New species and immatures of the semiaquatic genus Anchytarsus Guérin-Méneville, 1843 from Central Brazil (Coleoptera: Dryopoidea: Ptilodactylidae)

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We describe and illustrate the semiaquatic Ptilodactylidae Anchytarsus campaneri sp. n., based on adult and immature specimens collected in a small mountainous stream in Tocantins State (Brazil). Mature larvae, pupae and adults were found co-occurring in partially submerged leaf packs. Adults can be easily recognized by their total body length and body length/width ratio, shape of the last labial palpomere of the male and aedeagal morphology. We also provide updated taxonomic keys to identify larvae and adults of Anchytarsus and notes on their biology.

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Acknowledgements

We warmly thank Patrice Bouchard and Karine Savard (CNC) for providing the type series photos of Anchytarsus folliculipalpus Stribling, 1986. We also would like to thank two anonymous reviewers and the managing editor for they valuable comments and suggestions on the manuscript. ASF thanks Joab Guedes (UFT) for helping during field collections and is grateful for the support of the Brazilian Innovation Agency (FINEP) under the project “Análise e Mapeamento da Biodiversidade e Recursos Hídricos do Estado do Tocantins” (process number 01.18.0077.00). TTSP thanks the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) for the scholarship.

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The research leading to these results received funding from Brazilian Innovation Agency – FINEP Project No [01.18.0077.00] and Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior – CAPES.

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  1. Campus de Porto Nacional, Laboratório de Entomologia (LabEnt), Universidade Federal do Tocantins (UFT), Porto Nacional, Tocantins State, Brazil

    André S. Fernandes

  2. Laboratório de Coleoptera (LaC), Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo (MZSP), São Paulo, São Paulo State, Brazil

    Thiago T. S. Polizei & Sônia A. Casari

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Fernandes, A.S., Polizei, T.T.S. & Casari, S.A. New species and immatures of the semiaquatic genus Anchytarsus Guérin-Méneville, 1843 from Central Brazil (Coleoptera: Dryopoidea: Ptilodactylidae). Biologia 78, 3441–3461 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11756-023-01482-8

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