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From the Latin word
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, expressing affinity with
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Helochares</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="E6FE372FF0289E1F34C09B02AD2B5A68" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Helochares</emphasis>
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. Masculine.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="161FB619FD8B364EB037FA1C622775BF" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
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Medium sized beetles, body length 4.5-9.0 mm. Body shape oval in dorsal view; slightly to moderately convex in lateral view, with dorsal outline nearly flat along anterior half of elytra, or somewhat evenly curved (Fig.
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). Coloration usually uniformly dark brown, sometimes orange or pale brown; ground punctation shallow to moderately marked (Fig.
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). Shape of head trapezoid. Eyes relatively large, not emarginated anteriorly, usually projected from outline of head. Clypeus trapezoid, with anterior margin broadly and roundly emarginate. Labrum fully exposed. Mentum with lateral longitudinal crenulations, lateral oblique ridges, and transverse crenulations along antero-medial area (Fig.
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). Antennae with nine antennomeres; cupule strongly asymmetric, with rounded outline; antennomere 9 slightly to 2
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longer than antennomere 7. Maxillary palps slender, moderately long, 1.1-1.5
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the width of head; inner margin of maxillary palpomere 2 weakly and evenly curved to nearly straight, outer margin evenly curved or curved along apical half; maxillary palpomere 3 slightly longer than 4 (Fig.
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). Prosternum flat to weakly convex. Elytra without sutural striae, with ground punctures usually shallowly marked; usually at least one row of systematic punctures visible along midline of each elytron; serial punctures sometimes visible along posterior half of elytra (e.g., Fig.
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). Posterior elevation of mesoventrite, usually simply bulging, sometimes bulge impressed posteriorly, sometimes bulge extends anteriorly as low, shiny, and glabrous longitudinal ridge; anapleural sutures concave, separated at anterior margin by distance 0.6-0.9
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the width of anterior margin of mesepisternum. Metaventrite with medial glabrous patch, sometimes very narrow and extending along entire length of metaventrite (e.g., Fig.
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). Protibiae with spines of anterior row extremely reduced to tiny appressed denticles. Metafemora with tibial grooves well developed; hydrofuge pubescence covering basal 6/7 of anterior surface. Tarsomeres 1-4 with long, thick, and rather dense setae on ventral face, sometimes with only rows of short spines on metatarsomeres 2-4; metatarsomere 2 as long or slightly longer than 5 and as 3 and 4 combined. Fifth abdominal ventrite apically emarginate, with fringe of stout setae. Aedeagus divided (Fig.
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); parameres separated from each other for most of their lengths; median lobe divided in dorsal and ventral plates; dorsal plate usually strongly sclerotized and elongated, often bifurcated or otherwise shaped along apical region; ventral plate sometimes reduced, usually simple and of variable length; basal piece 0.3
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or less than length of parameres, usually clearly noticeable; gonopore usually clearly visible.
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Figure 42.</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="A366A1C26D65EAD01082C19E6203794A" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
<emphasis id="73A2973DCB0B7FDCA2CD8F0494442987" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Figure 42.</emphasis>
Habitus of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Novochares</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="1EFA410A95B0FE4513109DE693E867AA" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Novochares</emphasis>
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spp.
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">N. sallaei</emphasis>
<emphasis id="A4FB61577BDE3BF4FE21D92ACA438011" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">A-C</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="BD742F9DC0561BFC95F0E1A0E015B2B4" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">N. sallaei</emphasis>
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:
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<emphasis id="1AC963FEFCA82BFC273F246B395F639B" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">A</emphasis>
dorsal habitus
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<emphasis id="303F672FCC5AA1044B5A8A8048E236DF" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">B</emphasis>
lateral habitus
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">C</emphasis>
<emphasis id="346479AE440F90367BDC4B8A48315942" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">C</emphasis>
ventral habitus
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">D-F</emphasis>
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">N.</emphasis>
<emphasis id="2CD38D3C05B35D52C35948D8BBB0E0A3" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">D-F</emphasis>
<emphasis id="5F14BE7E5082EA241B612491EA836EE4" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">N.</emphasis>
sp. (Peru):
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">D</emphasis>
<emphasis id="6D7328F96317B23C0BB0BFA346477A28" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">D</emphasis>
dorsal habitus
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">E</emphasis>
<emphasis id="C63382A957E729C899145435B0B21C0A" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">E</emphasis>
lateral habitus
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">F</emphasis>
<emphasis id="3C6372615A3A19244D72F75D0C57D232" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">F</emphasis>
ventral habitus. Scale bars: 1 mm.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Figure 43.</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="87DA1D3601EC7A2D2C822A1139EDD9BC" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
<emphasis id="9BDA4841AAC3083259A644CE9E0C04F4" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Figure 43.</emphasis>
Aedeagi of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Novochares</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="1E6A6F0320C6498D52A8E546DBE3F1A4" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Novochares</emphasis>
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spp.
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">N.</emphasis>
<emphasis id="195E68CBB407C8D2A8BFE7C0B9A91732" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">A</emphasis>
<emphasis id="3DAE6F069F7DC5677C834177DB4CF413" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">N.</emphasis>
sp. (Ecuador)
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">B</emphasis>
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">N. abbreviatus</emphasis>
<emphasis id="FF96633036B6BBF84F92F20332C52FD0" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">B</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="EBD02474E09AE72B9E61A2EB7F5D29CE" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">N. abbreviatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">C</emphasis>
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">N. pallipes</emphasis>
<emphasis id="6C795FA3451003B06E058B0A88CAF6A9" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">C</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="3ABDA3F180B6D5EBCE57EAD99A8212C3" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">N. pallipes</emphasis>
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">D</emphasis>
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">N. chaquensis</emphasis>
<emphasis id="C91B6A6DB47B8FEAE47E427F814D85A7" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">D</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="212F95E08A048E833E4143D918735BB7" lsidName="N. chaquensis" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="chaquensis">
<emphasis id="CFEBDD0FBB08D7BE8B9DE414BE2FF127" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">N. chaquensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">E</emphasis>
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">N. atratus</emphasis>
<emphasis id="E5C6A011105BFC1BAEF56F1ACE4092C1" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">E</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="341FA8961CD0C4FFB1BF5F2428751E87" lsidName="N. atratus" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="atratus">
<emphasis id="FFE35975B5F0A1E66165B198359F06A9" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">N. atratus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">F</emphasis>
<taxonomicName lsidName="N. pichilingue" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pichilingue">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">N. pichilingue</emphasis>
<emphasis id="C32DF256E3E8C0A18684698891485FFD" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">F</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="2DC0538CF8BE95D9A4DB2EC0C860505D" lsidName="N. pichilingue" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pichilingue">
<emphasis id="898B5EA023AF90335C16C8B3CC5B1CBE" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">N. pichilingue</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">G</emphasis>
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">H</emphasis>
<taxonomicName lsidName="N. coya" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="coya">N. cf. coya</taxonomicName>
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">I</emphasis>
<taxonomicName lsidName="N. guadelupensis" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="guadelupensis">N. cf. guadelupensis</taxonomicName>
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">J</emphasis>
<taxonomicName lsidName="N. cochlearis" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="cochlearis">N. cf. cochlearis</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="8953B7ADF31336169CDE3DC79C106D70" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">G</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="B327DA4F0936F275E27DE20FF46D120E" lsidName="N. tectiformis" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="tectiformis">N. cf. tectiformis</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="790BFEFD4BA5209446F9EF8028E1ED03" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">H</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="5442EC3CF4C7FDCC03B4BB39948BCB33" lsidName="N. coya" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="coya">N. cf. coya</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="9632F4E92B441337DCB31D79E8C4AC63" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">I</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="73E52A7BCC629C75BCAC0920FADF8988" lsidName="N. guadelupensis" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="guadelupensis">N. cf. guadelupensis</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="66F388DC1F3CDF88556785A4F0BE00F6" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">J</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="48A487058C2061F7029D1929651C2A10" lsidName="N. cochlearis" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="cochlearis">N. cf. cochlearis</taxonomicName>
. Scale bars: 0.5 mm.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Differential diagnosis.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Novochares</emphasis>
<subSubSection id="6AB5E974134EEFAD93A8A87B23E960C7" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" type="differential diagnosis">
<paragraph id="36750E4F64E3BCD4D1D2C3DDEAFB95B6" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Differential diagnosis.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="6DA75B27F816ED76CF7014FC94DA1817" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
<taxonomicName id="0BCF524185A4DD97E16E84D6F5C8E3EC" authorityName="Giron &amp; Short" authorityYear="2021" class="Insecta" family="Hydrophilidae" genus="Novochares" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Novochares" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="FD4E69AF843DD2A9D35849EB50BD472E" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Novochares</emphasis>
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includes medium sized, pale to dark brown species that are somewhat dorsoventrally compressed and highly polished (smooth, and often shiny) to the naked eye. In the New World the most similar genus is
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Aulonochares</emphasis>
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, from which it can be differentiated by the shape of the head [trapezoid in
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Novochares</emphasis>
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, subquadrate in
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Aulonochares</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="F53885F4F53DC11804739CC71AEA6988" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Aulonochares</emphasis>
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(Fig.
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)], and the sculpture of the mentum (variously striate in
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, punctate in
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Aulonochares</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="4D4FC71428C69B895BBAB99205713CF2" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Aulonochares</emphasis>
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). Some members of the New World
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<emphasis id="776EACBE0C0793B19454ED9A9C2F5754" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Helochares</emphasis>
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may resemble
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in their external features, but the aedeagal form is completely different (tubular in
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Helochares</emphasis>
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, Figs
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,
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 37" captionStartId="F37" captionText="Figure 37. Aedeagi A-H Helochares spp.: A H. sp. (Guinea) B H. tristis C H. nr. cresphontes D H. nr. tatei E H. sp. (India, Goa) F H. sp. (Vietnam) G H. politus H H. songi (from Jia and Tang 2018, fig. 48) I Helopeltarium ferrugineum. Scale bars: 0.5 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1045.63810.figure37" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/557436" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">37</figureCitation>
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; divided in
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Novochares</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="EEC3F5B2312CE19DFCF5F464D18536F2" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Novochares</emphasis>
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, Figs
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,
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 43" captionStartId="F43" captionText="Figure 43. Aedeagi of Novochares spp. A N. sp. (Ecuador) B N. abbreviatus C N. pallipes D N. chaquensis E N. atratus F N. pichilingue G N. cf. tectiformis H N. cf. coya I N. cf. guadelupensis J N. cf. cochlearis. Scale bars: 0.5 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1045.63810.figure43" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/557442" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">43</figureCitation>
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).
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From the rest of acidocerines,
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Novochares</emphasis>
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externally is strikingly similar to the dark and highly polished members of the Old World genus
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Peltochares</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="A394238D2CFD553E81E3137E0D981674" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Peltochares</emphasis>
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(compare Fig.
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vs 1G), from which
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Novochares</emphasis>
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can be distinguished by the shape of the posterior elevation of the mesoventrite (simply and broadly bulging, often with additional anterior low longitudinal ridge in
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Novochares</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="033F171BE0BB8393E0A881143B64CA25" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Novochares</emphasis>
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, longitudinally elevated in
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Peltochares</emphasis>
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), in addition to characteristics of the male genitalia (divided aedeagus in
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Novochares</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="6C0AE8E14D65F1C8E7313BD6E4055D5E" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Novochares</emphasis>
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(Figs
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<figureCitation id="D0611D5F674CA513BD29307160163A77" captionStart="Figure 16" captionStartId="F16" captionText="Figure 16. Aedeagi A-E trilobed: A schematic B Chasmogenus schmits C, D spiked: C schematic D Peltochares foveicollis E, F tubular: E schematic F Helochares politus G, H divided: G schematic H Novochares pallipes." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1045.63810.figure16" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/557415" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">16G, H</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 43" captionStartId="F43" captionText="Figure 43. Aedeagi of Novochares spp. A N. sp. (Ecuador) B N. abbreviatus C N. pallipes D N. chaquensis E N. atratus F N. pichilingue G N. cf. tectiformis H N. cf. coya I N. cf. guadelupensis J N. cf. cochlearis. Scale bars: 0.5 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1045.63810.figure43" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/557442" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">43</figureCitation>
<figureCitation id="81B4ADB6AB893EB1EF74BA3A75F5E3C1" captionStart="Figure 43" captionStartId="F43" captionText="Figure 43. Aedeagi of Novochares spp. A N. sp. (Ecuador) B N. abbreviatus C N. pallipes D N. chaquensis E N. atratus F N. pichilingue G N. cf. tectiformis H N. cf. coya I N. cf. guadelupensis J N. cf. cochlearis. Scale bars: 0.5 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1045.63810.figure43" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/557442" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">43</figureCitation>
), spiked aedeagus in
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<emphasis id="4F602F39FA37612B86E894EB6DEE1937" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Peltochares</emphasis>
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(Figs
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,
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); see also explanation under the aedeagus section of Morphological variation in
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and its taxonomic importance).
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<paragraph id="6D7ED29D7F83089D85099FE2B6D41956" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
To differentiate
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Novochares</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="734875373D8E33668FDCA874FAF56A05" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Novochares</emphasis>
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from dark brown, relatively flattened, highly polished, and 4-5 mm long species of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Helochares</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="4FA0CDA5A01F7040DF48D514BEF61011" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Helochares</emphasis>
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, the most reliable feature for identification would be the male genitalia:
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Novochares</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B6E2E14A24ABDB60B8D52D458D71E3C7" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Novochares</emphasis>
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always exhibit divided aedeagi (Figs
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,
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 43" captionStartId="F43" captionText="Figure 43. Aedeagi of Novochares spp. A N. sp. (Ecuador) B N. abbreviatus C N. pallipes D N. chaquensis E N. atratus F N. pichilingue G N. cf. tectiformis H N. cf. coya I N. cf. guadelupensis J N. cf. cochlearis. Scale bars: 0.5 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1045.63810.figure43" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/557442" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">43</figureCitation>
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; parameres separated from each other for most of their lengths, dorsal plate of the median lobe usually strongly sclerotized, elongated, often bifurcated or otherwise shaped along its apical region), whereas in
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Helochares</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="ABCB06216A32B3E33DDF9CDABFFDD7DE" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Helochares</emphasis>
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the aedeagi are always tubular (Figs
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<figureCitation id="ABC108611D9B54F75203332859094BC5" captionStart="Figure 16" captionStartId="F16" captionText="Figure 16. Aedeagi A-E trilobed: A schematic B Chasmogenus schmits C, D spiked: C schematic D Peltochares foveicollis E, F tubular: E schematic F Helochares politus G, H divided: G schematic H Novochares pallipes." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1045.63810.figure16" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/557415" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">16E, F</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 37" captionStartId="F37" captionText="Figure 37. Aedeagi A-H Helochares spp.: A H. sp. (Guinea) B H. tristis C H. nr. cresphontes D H. nr. tatei E H. sp. (India, Goa) F H. sp. (Vietnam) G H. politus H H. songi (from Jia and Tang 2018, fig. 48) I Helopeltarium ferrugineum. Scale bars: 0.5 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1045.63810.figure37" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/557436" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">37A-H</figureCitation>
<figureCitation id="3D244B8B66961F91A2ED48CB9CB72C44" captionStart="Figure 37" captionStartId="F37" captionText="Figure 37. Aedeagi A-H Helochares spp.: A H. sp. (Guinea) B H. tristis C H. nr. cresphontes D H. nr. tatei E H. sp. (India, Goa) F H. sp. (Vietnam) G H. politus H H. songi (from Jia and Tang 2018, fig. 48) I Helopeltarium ferrugineum. Scale bars: 0.5 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1045.63810.figure37" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/557436" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">37A-H</figureCitation>
; parameres fused to each other for most of their lengths, median lobe with very long basal apodemes; see also explanation under the aedeagus section of Morphological variation in
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and its taxonomic importance).
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Distribution.</paragraph>
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Nearctic</emphasis>
<subSubSection id="9ADE5AE5CDBA516432899E7B51AC626B" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="4EF0EA0A0753F924C8D751951507357B" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Distribution.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="C658B36DEC4E1F6CAF2C8978ACC20514" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
<emphasis id="A2D47AD61A1A8BD7B1248E08A8C41F03" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Nearctic</emphasis>
: U.S.A. (Florida; thought to be introduced).
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Neotropical</emphasis>
<emphasis id="C542369B0188858087A045B228CB7F53" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Neotropical</emphasis>
: Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil (Amazonas,
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Santo, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pernambuco,
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, Rio de Janeiro,
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Paulo), Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Lesser Antilles (Grenada, Guadeloupe, St. Vincent), Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela; Fig.
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.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Natural history.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
<subSubSection id="BADE93D495F147E8C09E84ED1127BE6F" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" type="natural history">
<paragraph id="C03D57EF1C4DF8192557DFA2FC7F27F7" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Natural history.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="3A4056B0906614B36A1DDAADBC588805" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
Species of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Novochares</emphasis>
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occur in a broad range of both lentic and lotic habitats; we are not aware of any seepage specialists in this lineage. Some species such as the widespread
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">N. abbreviatus</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B360B052790FA67A06166B99E097A903" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">N. abbreviatus</emphasis>
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(Fabricius) are found in lentic habitats including marshes, swamps, and pond margins (
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). Forest pools with abundant leaf litter detritus are often very productive for a variety of species.
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Novochares atlanticus</emphasis>
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(Clarkson and Ferreira-Jr.) was collected at temporary ponds with leaf litter and aquatic vegetation, either covered and shaded in the border of the forest (Clarkson and Ferreira-Jr. 2014), or in open areas. Some species come to lights.
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(1983)
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, in describing the immature stages of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">N. pallipes</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="5F97239B6BC4D50321BEE7766FEE1D3D" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">N. pallipes</emphasis>
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(
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), indicated that the species was found on coastal zones, associated with swamp plants (
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Spirodela intermedia</emphasis>
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;
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).
</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Larvae.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="42E60572017316222342451784C9FE81" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Larvae.</paragraph>
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The immature stages are only known for
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Novochares pallipes</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="5DCF5747B5E8EC00002DAEA275AB5E6B" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Novochares pallipes</emphasis>
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(
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) (described as
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(s. str.)
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in
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: 444); egg sac, first, second and third instar larvae, and pupa are described and illustrated. From each egg sac, 80-103 larvae emerged (
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).
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Taxonomic history.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="9DE88498A11E6CEB877D7A365428F954" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Taxonomic history.</paragraph>
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Species of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Novochares</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="F757E386B9D051B8CDEAC6C5D0843CC6" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Novochares</emphasis>
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have been described since as early as 1801, but it was only with the investigations by
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in the 1980's (
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1981
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,
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,
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,
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,
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) that the group was studied in a comparative taxonomic framework beyond the description of single species.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Remarks.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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<paragraph id="F1FC9296C6C9378592A05F7E705708F4" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Remarks.</paragraph>
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There are 15 species of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Novochares</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="FD14B4A3F5173A6859D05CC0FBFB5A52" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Novochares</emphasis>
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described to date. Species of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Novochares</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="6804BD52417B7FF86AF676FC33F87873" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Novochares</emphasis>
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tend to have moderate to shallow punctation and serial punctures are usually absent. There is a group of species with serial punctures visible along the posterior half to third of the elytra (Clade D1 in
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).
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Species examined.</paragraph>
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Novochares abbreviatus</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="B37C5F3F80B57ADB81B670B476503F9F" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Species examined.</paragraph>
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(Fabricius),
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">N. carmona</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="4B4295094B951EB66AD5ABE489711A06" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">N. carmona</emphasis>
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(Short),
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">N. chaquensis</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="F85602A7E50AC3C4C42098ADAF4964C2" lsidName="N. chaquensis" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="chaquensis">
<emphasis id="B257713258F0A871902CBD29FD744BB2" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">N. chaquensis</emphasis>
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(
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),
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(
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),
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<emphasis id="65B8B59E5EA6C574B154B8B83D2D58FB" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">N. coya</emphasis>
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(
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),
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<emphasis id="BDB01A043C12892527AFB7CC7EC3E807" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">N. guadelupensis</emphasis>
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(
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),
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(
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),
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(Sharp),
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">N. tectiformis</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="821EF96F4B852045F7D2D1DE162C3244" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">N. tectiformis</emphasis>
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(
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). Paratypes of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">N. carmona</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="3891A9CCB2A78A6D4C513EC4AE387F79" lsidName="N. carmona" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="carmona">
<emphasis id="579CFD33AE531A57616A89C7DE317D48" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">N. carmona</emphasis>
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were examined for this study.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Selected references.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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: notes on the taxonomic status of some of the previously described species;
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: description of four new species;
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: description of immature stages for
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: one new species and identification key;
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: one new species with review of Central American species; Clarkson and Ferreira-Jr 2014: one new species and new records from southern Brazil;
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: phylogenetic placement.
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