Macrelmis thorpei Hinton, 1945

Almeida, Maria Do Livramento Sampaio De, Fernandes, André Silva & Rini, Rafael Bold-, 2020, A new species of Macrelmis Motschulsky, 1859 (Coleoptera: Elmidae) and new records of Elmidae from Roraima State, northern Brazil, Zootaxa 4718 (2), pp. 277-284 : 281

Macrelmis thorpei Hinton, 1945

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Diagnosis: Body robust, length 3.00 mm; sublateral carinae on the pronotum poorly developed; surface of pronotum and elytra clothed with erect microscopic setae; entire surface of metasternal disk tomentose; hind tibiae with two apical tomentose fringes on the; paremeres much shorter than median lobe ( Hinton 1945).

Distribution: Brazil (Amazonas). New record: Roraima State.

Material examined. Brazil, Roraima State, Alto Alegre municipality, Flona de Roraima, Igarapé Preto (P4) (02°56’18.05”N / 61°37’27.28”W), Pennsylvania trap, R . Boldrini , 18.XII.2017, two males ( UFRR) .

Figures

FIGURES 7–12. Elmidae adults, dorsal view: 7) Gyrelmis obesa; 8) Macrelmis thorpei; 9) Neolimnius palpalis; 10) Pagelmis amazonica; 11) Potamophilops bostrychophallus; 12) Stegoelmis geayi.