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Adira Gordon & Almeida 1986

Description

Adira Gordon & Almeida, 1986

Epilachna (Dira) Mulsant, 1850: 849. Dira: Gordon, 1975: 199; 1987: 7, 33.

Adira Gordon & Almeida, 1986: 365; Jadwiszczak & Węgrzynowicz, 2003: 13; Szawaryn et al., 2015: 13; Tomaszewska & Szawaryn, 2016: 9.

Type species: Coccinella obscurocincta Klug, 1829; by subsequent designation of Gordon (1975).

Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Pernambuco; Bahia; Sergipe.

Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Adira obscurocincta (Klug, 1829) [new record] (Fig. 20).

Material examined. Adira obscurocincta: “ Brasil, Pernambuco,\ Camaragibe, Aldeia, km\ 8.5, - 7.965°S /- 35.007°W,\ 114m, 01.iii.2016, em\ Aristolochia sp., Grossi leg.” “ Adira / obscurocincta / (Klug, 1829)/ J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023” [white label] 1 ex. [CERPE 1803]; “ BRASIL, PE [Pernambuco], Camaragibe,\ Aldeia, Km 8.5, 100m \ 01/III/2016, Aristolochia sp. \ P. Grossi col.” “ Adira / obscurocincta / (Klug, 1829)/ J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023” [white label] 2 ex. [DZUP 092769, 092770]; “ BRASIL, PE [Pernambuco], Camaragibe\ Aldeia, Km 8.5, 01/ III/2016,\ 100m em Aristolochia sp.,\ P. Grossi col.” “ Adira / obscurocincta / (Klug, 1829)/ J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023” [white label] 1 ex. [DZUP 092768]; “ Brasil, Pernambuco / Camaragibe, PE 027 km14/ 01-31.v. 2018, 140m, luz/ - 7.929°S, - 35.038°W / Grossi & Parizotto legs.” “ Adira / obscurocincta / (Klug, 1829)/ J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023” [white label] 1 ex. [CERPE 1804]; “ Brasil, Pernambuco,/ Camaragibe, PE 027, km 14,/ 01-30.iv. 2018, 140m - 7.929°S,/ - 35.038°W,, luz, P. C. Grossi” “ Adira / obscurocincta / (Klug, 1829)/ J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023” [white label] 1 ex. [CERPE 1805]; “ Brasil, Pernambuco,/ Camaragibe, Aldeia, PE / 027, Km 14, iv. 2019, 140m,/ - 7.929°S, - 35.038°W,/ P.C. Grossi leg.” “ Adira / obscurocincta / (Klug, 1829)/ J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023” [white label] 1 ex. [CERPE 1806].

Comments. Three of the nine species of Adira occur in Brazil (Gordon 1975). Adira is a new record for NE Brazil, due to the occurrence of Adira obscurocincta (Klug, 1829) in the region.

Notes

Published as part of Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De & Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura, 2025, A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil, pp. 451-495 in Zootaxa 5728 (3) on page 468, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/17894971

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Gordon & Almeida
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Coccinellidae
Genus
Adira
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Adira Gordon, 1986 sec. Duarte-De-Mélo, Almeida & Lima, 2025

References

  • Gordon, R. D. & Almeida, L. M. (1986) New species and comments on Mada Mulsant, 1850, Pseudodira Gordon, 1976 and other Epilachninae (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) in the collection of the ' Universidade Federal do Parana', Curitiba, Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 30 (2), 365-373.
  • Mulsant, E. (1850) Species des Coleopteres trimeres securipalpes. Annales des Sciences Physiques et Naturelles, d'Agriculture et d'Industrie, Lyon, 2 (2), 1-1104. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.8953
  • Gordon, R. D. (1975) A revision of the Epilachninae of the Western Hemisphere (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Technical Bulletin No. 1493. United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, 409 pp.
  • Gordon, R. D. (1987) A catalogue of the Crotch collection of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera). Occasional Papers on Systematic Entomology, 3, 1-46.
  • Jadwiszczak, A. S. & Wegrzynowicz, P. (2003) World Catalogue of Coccinellidae. Part I. Epilachninae. Mantis, Olsztyn, 264 pp.
  • Szawaryn, K., Bocak, L., Slipinski, A., Escalona, H. E. & Tomaszewska, W. (2015) Phylogeny and evolution of phytophagous ladybird beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Epilachnini), with recognition of new genera. Systematic Entomology, 40 (3), 547-569. https://doi.org/10.1111/syen.12121
  • Tomaszewska, W. & Szawaryn, K. (2016) Epilachnini (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) - A Revision of the World Genera. Journal of Insect Science, 16 (1), 1-91. https://doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/iew082
  • Klug, J. C. F. (1829) Preis-Verzeichniss vorrathiger Insectendoubletten des Konigl. zoologischen Museums der Universitat Berlin, Berlin, 18 pp.