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<mods:title>Review of the New World Notomicrus Sharp (Coleoptera, Noteridae) I: Circumscription of species groups and review of the josiahi group with description of a new species from Brazil</mods:title>
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<mods:namePart>Baca, Stephen M.</mods:namePart>
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<mods:affiliation>University of Kansas, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Lawrence KS, USA</mods:affiliation>
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<mods:namePart>Short, Andrew Edward Z.</mods:namePart>
<mods:affiliation>University of Kansas, Biodiversity Institute, Division of Entomology, Lawrence KS, USA</mods:affiliation>
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<taxonomicName LSID="http://zoobank.org/9098C43C-66D4-4245-8F3F-5A4F7FB62549" authority="Baca &amp; Short, 2021" authorityName="Baca &amp; Short" authorityYear="2021" class="Insecta" family="Noteridae" genus="Notomicrus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Notomicrus interstinctus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="interstinctus" status="sp. nov.">Notomicrus interstinctus</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel pageId="0" pageNumber="177">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Notomicrus josiahi species group, dorsal and ventral habitus a, b Notomicrus josiahi Miller, 2013 (paratype) c, d Notomicrus interstinctus sp. nov. (paratype)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1025.60442.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/523047" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Figs 5c, d</figureCitation>
<figureCitation captionStart="Figures 6, 7" captionStartId="F6" captionText="Figures 6, 7. Aedeagi of Notomicrus josiahi species group 6 N. josiahi 7 Notomicrus interstinctus sp. nov. a median lobe, left lateral aspect b median lobe, dorsal aspect c median lobe, right lateral aspect d left lateral lobe, medial surface / aspect e right lateral lobe, medial surface / aspect. Scale bars: 100 µm" figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1025.60442.figures6-7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/523048" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">, 7</figureCitation>
<figureCitation captionStart="Figures 8, 9" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figures 8, 9. Pro- and mesotarsal claws of Notomicrus josiahi species group 8 N. josiahi 9 N. interstinctus sp. nov. a anterior protarsal claw b posterior protarsal claw c anterior mesotarsal claw d posterior mesotarsal claw. All anterior aspect. Scale bars: 25 µm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1025.60442.figures8-9" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/523049" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">, 9</figureCitation>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Type locality.</paragraph>
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Brazil: 
<normalizedToken originalValue="Amapá">Amapa</normalizedToken>
, Calcoene, 
<geoCoordinate degrees="2.50019" direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="2.50019">2.50019</geoCoordinate>
, 
<geoCoordinate degrees="50.97712" direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="-50.97712">-50.97712</geoCoordinate>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Material examined.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<materialsCitation ID-GBIF-Occurrence="3059964305" collectingDate="2018-07-22" collectorName="Short, White, Red" country="BRAZIL" elevation="5" location="Calcoene" specimenCount="1" stateProvince="Amapa" typeStatus="Holotype">
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<typeStatus>Holotype</typeStatus>
</emphasis>
, male
</emphasis>
: &quot; 
<collectingCountry name="Brazil">BRAZIL</collectingCountry>
: 
<normalizedToken originalValue="Amapá">
<collectingRegion country="Brazil" name="Amapa">Amapa</collectingRegion>
</normalizedToken>
: 
<location LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:28784C872C305AB78A87716F9A280F82:0BEB60BBE835EBAA548BC24B5E70B2E4" country="BRAZIL" name="Calcoene" stateProvince="Amapa">Calcoene</location>
/ 2.50019°, -50.97712°; 
<quantity metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.0" unit="m" value="5.0">
<elevation metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.0" unit="m" value="5.0">5 m</elevation>
</quantity>
/ Colcoene (
<quantity metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.0" unit="km" value="1.0">1 km</quantity>
W) on BR-156/ 
<collectingDate value="2018-07-22">22.vii.2018</collectingDate>
; leg. 
<collectorName>Short</collectorName>
; Marshy/ savannah; BR18-0722-01A&quot; [
<collectorName>White</collectorName>
label, typed print] &quot; 
<typeStatus>HOLOTYPE</typeStatus>
/ 
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<taxonomicName authorityName="Sharp" authorityYear="1882" class="Insecta" family="Noteridae" genus="Notomicrus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Notomicrus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Notomicrus</taxonomicName>
/ 
<taxonomicName authorityName="Baca &amp; Short" authorityYear="2021" class="Insecta" family="Noteridae" genus="Notomicrus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Notomicrus interstinctus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="interstinctus">Notomicrus interstinctus</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
/ Baca &amp; Short, 2020&quot; [
<collectorName>Red</collectorName>
label, black border, typed print] (ex. INPA)
</materialsCitation>
. 
<materialsCitation ID-GBIF-Occurrence="3059964302" collectingDate="2017-06-09" collectorName="Benetti, Blue" country="Brazil" county="Same" elevation="35" latitude="-3.23037" location="Manacapuru Municipality" longLatPrecision="1" longitude="-60.64269" municipality="Brazil" specimenCount="18" specimenCount-female="11" specimenCount-male="7" stateProvince="Amazonas" typeStatus="Paratypes">
<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<typeStatus>Paratypes</typeStatus>
</emphasis>
: 
<collectingCounty>Same</collectingCounty>
data as holotype, except with &quot; 
<typeStatus>PARATYPE</typeStatus>
/ 
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<taxonomicName authorityName="Sharp" authorityYear="1882" class="Insecta" family="Noteridae" genus="Notomicrus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Notomicrus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Notomicrus</taxonomicName>
/ 
<taxonomicName authorityName="Baca &amp; Short" authorityYear="2021" class="Insecta" family="Noteridae" genus="Notomicrus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Notomicrus interstinctus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="interstinctus">Notomicrus interstinctus</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
/ Baca &amp; Short, 2021&quot; [Blue label, black borders, typed print] (
<specimenCount type="male">4 males</specimenCount>
, 
<specimenCount type="female">5 females</specimenCount>
exs. SEMC, INPA); 
<collectingMunicipality>Brazil</collectingMunicipality>
: 
<collectingRegion country="Brazil" name="Amazonas">Amazonas</collectingRegion>
, 
<location LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:28784C872C305AB78A87716F9A280F82:3CD78E568304E6976D28668B840B8A5C" country="Brazil" county="Same" latitude="-3.23037" longLatPrecision="1" longitude="-60.64269" municipality="Brazil" name="Manacapuru Municipality" stateProvince="Amazonas">Manacapuru Municipality</location>
, 
<geoCoordinate degrees="3.23037" direction="south" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="-3.23037">-3.23037</geoCoordinate>
, 
<geoCoordinate degrees="60.64269" direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="-60.64269">-60.64269</geoCoordinate>
, 
<quantity metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.5" unit="m" value="35.0">
<elevation metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.5" unit="m" value="35.0">35 m</elevation>
</quantity>
, 
<collectingDate value="2017-06-09">9.vi.2017</collectingDate>
, leg. 
<collectorName>Benetti</collectorName>
, margin of large marsh/river, lots of vegetation; BR17-0609-01A; with &quot; 
<typeStatus>PARATYPE</typeStatus>
/ 
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<taxonomicName authorityName="Sharp" authorityYear="1882" class="Insecta" family="Noteridae" genus="Notomicrus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Notomicrus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Notomicrus</taxonomicName>
/ 
<taxonomicName authorityName="Baca &amp; Short" authorityYear="2021" class="Insecta" family="Noteridae" genus="Notomicrus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Notomicrus interstinctus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="interstinctus">Notomicrus interstinctus</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
/ Baca &amp; Short, 2021&quot; [
<collectorName>Blue</collectorName>
label, black borders, typed print] (
<specimenCount type="male">3 males</specimenCount>
, 
<specimenCount type="female">6 females</specimenCount>
exs. SEMC, INPA)
</materialsCitation>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="177" type="description">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Measurements.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="177">TL = 1.50-1.63 (Holotype = 1.50 mm, mean = 1.56 mm, SD. = 0.045, males 1.50-1.63 mm, females 1.50-1.63 mm); TLPn = 1.38-1.48 (Holotype = 1.40 mm, mean = 1.42 mm, SD = 0.039, males = 1.40-1.45 mm, females = 1.38-1.48 mm); GW = 0.72-0.80 mm (Holotype = 0.72 mm, mean = 0.75 mm, SD. = 0.027, males = 0.72 mm-0.76 mm, females = 0.73-0.80 mm; HW = 0.41-0.45 mm (Holotype = 0.41 mm, mean = 0.43 mm, SD. = 0.013, males = 0.41-0.42 mm, females = 0.42-0.45 mm); EW = 0.18-0.22 mm (Holotype = 0.18 mm, mean = 0.20 mm, SD. = 0.013, males = 0.18-0.19 mm, females = 0.19-0.22 mm), TL/GW = 1.99-2.26 (Holotype = 2.08, mean = 2.07, SD. = 0.074, males = 2.06-2.26, females = 1.98-2.11); HW/EW = 2.04-2.33 (Holotype = 2.28, mean = 2.19, SD. = 0.088, males = 2.16-2.33, females = 2.04-2.26)</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="177" type="diagnosis">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<taxonomicName authorityName="Baca &amp; Short" authorityYear="2021" class="Insecta" family="Noteridae" genus="Notomicrus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Notomicrus interstinctus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="interstinctus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Notomicrus interstinctus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
can be diagnosed by the following combination of characters: (1) Size large TL = 1.53-1.63 mm; (2) elytron dark with contrasting yellow band at mid-length, apices yellow (Fig. 
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Notomicrus josiahi species group, dorsal and ventral habitus a, b Notomicrus josiahi Miller, 2013 (paratype) c, d Notomicrus interstinctus sp. nov. (paratype)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1025.60442.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/523047" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">5c, d</figureCitation>
); (3) eyes very large relative to head capsule (HW/EW = 2.04-2.33; Fig. 
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Notomicrus josiahi species group, dorsal and ventral habitus a, b Notomicrus josiahi Miller, 2013 (paratype) c, d Notomicrus interstinctus sp. nov. (paratype)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1025.60442.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/523047" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">5c</figureCitation>
); (4) aedeagus as in Fig. 
<figureCitation captionStart="Figures 6, 7" captionStartId="F6" captionText="Figures 6, 7. Aedeagi of Notomicrus josiahi species group 6 N. josiahi 7 Notomicrus interstinctus sp. nov. a median lobe, left lateral aspect b median lobe, dorsal aspect c median lobe, right lateral aspect d left lateral lobe, medial surface / aspect e right lateral lobe, medial surface / aspect. Scale bars: 100 µm" figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1025.60442.figures6-7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/523048" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">7</figureCitation>
; median lobe not broadly expanded on right side in dorsal aspect, attenuated to apex in lateral aspect, with small, round apical club oriented laterally to left; left lateral lobe with row of setae along entire dorsal margin, only somewhat denser at apex; right lateral lobe glabrous, without small tuft of setae at apex; (5) protarsal claws as in Fig. 
<figureCitation captionStart="Figures 8, 9" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figures 8, 9. Pro- and mesotarsal claws of Notomicrus josiahi species group 8 N. josiahi 9 N. interstinctus sp. nov. a anterior protarsal claw b posterior protarsal claw c anterior mesotarsal claw d posterior mesotarsal claw. All anterior aspect. Scale bars: 25 µm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1025.60442.figures8-9" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/523049" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">9a, b</figureCitation>
; anterior protarsal claw strongly bent, bifurcate, branching at mid-length, ventral margin somewhat expanded ventrally near base.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="177" type="description">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Description.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Holotype</emphasis>
.
</emphasis>
As described for 
<taxonomicName family="Noteridae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. josiahi" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" rank="species" species="josiahi">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">N. josiahi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, except the following. Size large, TL = 1.53 mm. Body very broad, elongate-oval, strongly attenuated posteriorly, TL/GW = 2.08; lateral outline of elytron evenly and gradually curved to apex from point of greatest width, as in Fig. 
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Notomicrus josiahi species group, dorsal and ventral habitus a, b Notomicrus josiahi Miller, 2013 (paratype) c, d Notomicrus interstinctus sp. nov. (paratype)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1025.60442.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/523047" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">5c, d</figureCitation>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Color</emphasis>
.
</emphasis>
Dorsal surface of head brown, lighter near clypeus; pronotum yellow; elytron dark, nearly black in anterior and posterior thirds, with lighter contrasting brownish-yellow transverse band near mid-length of elytron, elytral apex also lighter, brownish-yellow; elytron with surface moderately iridescent. Ventral surface of head and prosternum light brownish-yellow; rest of venter yellowish-brown; legs yellow.
</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Structures</emphasis>
.
</emphasis>
Eyes large relative to head capsule (HW/EW = 2.28). Posterior lobes of noterid platform with angles acute, apices rounded (as in Figs 
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="F3" captionText="Figure 3. Representative prosterna of Notomicrus species groups a N. josiahi group (N. josiahi) b N. nanulus group (N. nanulus) c N. meizon group (N. sp. nr. malkini) d N. traili group (N. cf. traili)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1025.60442.figure3" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/523045" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">3a</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Notomicrus josiahi species group, dorsal and ventral habitus a, b Notomicrus josiahi Miller, 2013 (paratype) c, d Notomicrus interstinctus sp. nov. (paratype)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1025.60442.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/523047" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">5d</figureCitation>
). Pro- and mesotarsal claws as in Fig. 
<figureCitation captionStart="Figures 8, 9" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figures 8, 9. Pro- and mesotarsal claws of Notomicrus josiahi species group 8 N. josiahi 9 N. interstinctus sp. nov. a anterior protarsal claw b posterior protarsal claw c anterior mesotarsal claw d posterior mesotarsal claw. All anterior aspect. Scale bars: 25 µm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1025.60442.figures8-9" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/523049" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">9</figureCitation>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Sculpture</emphasis>
.
</emphasis>
Elytron with punctation as described in 
<taxonomicName family="Noteridae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. josiahi" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" rank="species" species="josiahi">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">N. josiahi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, but denser overall and less restricted to posterior half, with punctures along lateral margin and puncture rows more widely distributed and denser.
</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Aedeagus</emphasis>
.
</emphasis>
Aedeagus as in Fig. 
<figureCitation captionStart="Figures 6, 7" captionStartId="F6" captionText="Figures 6, 7. Aedeagi of Notomicrus josiahi species group 6 N. josiahi 7 Notomicrus interstinctus sp. nov. a median lobe, left lateral aspect b median lobe, dorsal aspect c median lobe, right lateral aspect d left lateral lobe, medial surface / aspect e right lateral lobe, medial surface / aspect. Scale bars: 100 µm" figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1025.60442.figures6-7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/523048" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">7</figureCitation>
. Median lobe in lateral aspect, strongly curved at base, distally weakly curved, nearly straight; dorsal and ventral margins subparallel to mid-length, then attenuated to apex; apex with small club, sharply bent dorsally and left; left lateral lobe in lateral aspect, elongate, dorsal margin curved with dense row of fine setae (Fig. 
<figureCitation captionStart="Figures 6, 7" captionStartId="F6" captionText="Figures 6, 7. Aedeagi of Notomicrus josiahi species group 6 N. josiahi 7 Notomicrus interstinctus sp. nov. a median lobe, left lateral aspect b median lobe, dorsal aspect c median lobe, right lateral aspect d left lateral lobe, medial surface / aspect e right lateral lobe, medial surface / aspect. Scale bars: 100 µm" figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1025.60442.figures6-7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/523048" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">7d</figureCitation>
). Right lateral lobe in lateral aspect oblong, rounded distally.
</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Females.</emphasis>
As males, except eyes slightly smaller (HW/EW = 2.04-2.16); profemur with posteroventral margin smooth, lacking weak angle at mid-length; pro- and mesotarsomeres unmodified, slender, lacking adhesive discs; pro- and mesotarsal claws unmodified, claws of respective tarsi subequal in length, slender, weakly curved.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="177" type="variation">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Variation.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="177">The most notable variation was in size and color, with some specimens darker overall than others, with the yellow bands sometimes smaller.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="177" type="differential diagnosis">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Differential diagnosis.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Notomicrus interstinctus</emphasis>
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is easily distinguished by the combination of large eyes and elytral color pattern, darkened in anterior and posterior thirds with a yellow transverse band. This color pattern is unique among known species of 
<taxonomicName authorityName="Sharp" authorityYear="1882" class="Insecta" family="Noteridae" genus="Notomicrus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Notomicrus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Notomicrus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. This species is also unusual in that it is one of the few known species (along with 
<taxonomicName authorityName="Sharp" authorityYear="1882" family="Noteridae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. brevicornis" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" rank="species" species="brevicornis">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">N. brevicornis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName family="Noteridae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. josiahi" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" rank="species" species="josiahi">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">N. josiahi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and members of the 
<taxonomicName authorityName="Clark" authorityYear="1963" class="Insecta" family="Noteridae" genus="Notomicrus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Notomicrus tenellus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tenellus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Notomicrus tenellus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
group), with males that present bifurcated anterior protarsal claws. The aedeagus, color pattern and more subtly the denser punctation, easily differentiates this species from 
<taxonomicName family="Noteridae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. josiahi" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" rank="species" species="josiahi">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">N. josiahi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. The aedeagus of 
<taxonomicName family="Noteridae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. interstinctus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" rank="species" species="interstinctus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">N. interstinctus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is similar to that of the 
<taxonomicName family="Noteridae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. traili" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" rank="species" species="traili">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">N. traili</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
group with the median lobe attenuated and the apex enlarged and bent in a left-dorsal direction, but other external characters, such as the color pattern, tarsal claws and large eyes, readily distinguish this species from the 
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Noteridae" genus="Notomicrus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Notomicrus traili" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="traili">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Notomicrus traili</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
group. The elytral punctuation is somewhat similar to that of some members of the 
<taxonomicName family="Noteridae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. meizon" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" rank="species" species="meizon">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">N. meizon</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
group, being somewhat densely punctate posteriorly, with punctures fine, but the aforementioned combination of characters will differentiate 
<taxonomicName family="Noteridae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. interstinctus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" rank="species" species="interstinctus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">N. interstinctus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from these species as well.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="177" type="etymology">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Etymology.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<taxonomicName authorityName="Baca &amp; Short" authorityYear="2021" class="Insecta" family="Noteridae" genus="Notomicrus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Notomicrus interstinctus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="interstinctus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Notomicrus interstinctus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov. derives its name from the Latin adjective 
<taxonomicName authorityName="Baca &amp; Short" authorityYear="2021" class="Insecta" family="Noteridae" genus="Notomicrus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Notomicrus interstinctus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="interstinctus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Notomicrus interstinctus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, meaning checkered or variegated. This refers to the color pattern of the elytra of this species. It is treated as an adjective in the nominative singular.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="177" type="distribution">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Distribution.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
Known from northern Brazil, Amazonas and 
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states (Fig. 
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 10" captionStartId="F8" captionText="Figure 10. Distribution map of Notomicrus josiahi group species." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1025.60442.figure10" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/523050" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">10</figureCitation>
).
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</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="177" type="ecology">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Ecology.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
The species seems to be a generalist in terms of habitat, but seems to prefer vegetated environments. It was collected from a very shallow open marshy area (Fig. 
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 11" captionStartId="F9" captionText="Figure 11. Habitats of N. josiahi group species a Type locality of N. josiahi, Venezuela: Amazonas (collection code VZ 09 - 0116 - 01 A); Localities of N. interstinctus b Brazil, Amazonas (collection code BR 17 - 0609 - 01 A) c type locality, Brazil, Amapa (collection code BR 18 - 0722 - 01 A)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1025.60442.figure11" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/523051" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">11c</figureCitation>
) in the Brazilian state of 
<normalizedToken originalValue="Amapá">Amapa</normalizedToken>
and the vegetated margins of a river in Amazonas (Fig. 
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 11" captionStartId="F9" captionText="Figure 11. Habitats of N. josiahi group species a Type locality of N. josiahi, Venezuela: Amazonas (collection code VZ 09 - 0116 - 01 A); Localities of N. interstinctus b Brazil, Amazonas (collection code BR 17 - 0609 - 01 A) c type locality, Brazil, Amapa (collection code BR 18 - 0722 - 01 A)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1025.60442.figure11" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/523051" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">11b</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="177" type="taxonomic comments">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Taxonomic comments.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="177">
<taxonomicName authorityName="Baca &amp; Short" authorityYear="2021" class="Insecta" family="Noteridae" genus="Notomicrus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Notomicrus interstinctus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="interstinctus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">Notomicrus interstinctus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
appears very similar to specimens misidentified as 
<taxonomicName family="Noteridae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. traili" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" rank="species" species="traili">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">N. traili</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Sharp, 1882 by 
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and Ferreira-Jr (2019)
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. This was due to the similarities of the size, punctation and shape of the aedeagus. The records from this work would potentially add to the distribution above, as most appear to be from the same regions of the Amazon Basin as the Amazonas specimens. Verification will be needed to confirm these individual records and these are not formally attributed to 
<taxonomicName family="Noteridae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. interstinctus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" rank="species" species="interstinctus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">N. interstinctus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
here. Observations of the lone female syntype of 
<taxonomicName family="Noteridae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. traili" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" rank="species" species="traili">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">N. traili</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(NHM) indicate that the species is as described by 
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, with males attributable to 
<taxonomicName family="Noteridae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. traili" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="177" rank="species" species="traili">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">N. traili</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, appearing as in Fig. 
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figure 2. Representative prolegs of Notomicrus species groups (left proleg, anterior aspect) a Notomicrus josiahi group (N. josiahi) b Notomicrus nanulus group (N. nanulus) c Notomicrus meizon group (Notomicrus sp.) d Notomicrus meizon group, alternative setal spacing of dorsal (outer) protibial margin (Notomicrus sp.) e Notomicrus traili group (N. cf. traili) f detail of structures of importance. F 1 Se = setae of anteroventral margin of profemur; F 1 Sp = protuberance of posteroventral margin of profemur; PtCA = anterior protarsal claw; Ptm- 5 = protarsomere V; SeDA = first robust seta of dorsoapical angle; SeMl = robust seta at mid-length of anterodorsal margin of protibia; SeM = First seta of anterodorsal margin of protibia; arrows indicate points for relative lengths (see key): i = anteroapical angle, ii = robust seta at mid-length, iii = first seta of marginal row." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1025.60442.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/523044" pageId="0" pageNumber="177">2</figureCitation>
, with the head and elytra brown, without a pattern.
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