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Macrelmis Motschulsky 1859

  • 1. Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Recursos Naturais. São Carlos, SP, Brasil.
  • 2. Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Departamento de Ecologia e Biologia Evolutiva,

Description

Genus Macrelmis Motschulsky

Material examined: Brazil: 1 adult (LES 4612), Bahia: Andaraí (Igatu Village): Gruna Ressurgência Morro do Alvo cave, 16.ii.2010, M.E. Bichuette, J.E. Gallão leg.; 1 adult (LES 14855), Goiás: Mambaí: Gruta da Tarimba cave, 28.x.2012, M.E. Bichuette, J.E. Gallão, D.M. von Schimonsky, C.S. Fernandes, L.S. Bertelli leg.; 1 adult (LES 14863), Lapa do Angélica cave, 31.x.2012, M.E. Bichuette leg.; 2 adults (LES 14864), same location, 01.xi.2012, M.E. Bichuette leg.; 1 adult (LES 14865),same location, 31.x.2012, M.E. Bichuette, L.B. Simões, J.E. Gallão, T. Zepon, C.S. Fernandes leg.; 1 larva (LES 14260), same data; 1 adult (LES 7310), Minas Gerais: Itacarambi: Gruta do Janelão cave, 07.vii.1993, E. Trajano leg.; 1 larva (LES 1277), Gruta do Chapéu-Mirim II cave, 07.xi.2009, M.E. Bichuette, T.L.C. Scatolini, J.E. Gallão, D. Monteiro-Neto, F.F. Franco leg.; 1 adult (LES 1303), same data; 1 larva (LES 24611), Gruta das Aranhas cave, 30.vii.2017, T. Zepon, C.S. Fernandes, D.M. von Schimonsky leg.; 1 larva (LES 24612), same data; 1 larva (LES 24621), same location, 17.xi.2017, M.E. Bichuette, T. Zepon, J.E. Gallão, J.S. Gallo leg.; 1 larva (LES 24622), same data; 1 adult (LES 24632), same location, 03.iv.2018, T. Zepon, C.M. Borges, G.F. Damasceno leg.; 1 adult (LES 7513), Iporanga: Casa de Pedra cave, 21.iv.1991, E. Trajano leg.; 1 larva (LES 24613), Passoca cave, 02.viii.2017, T. Zepon, C.S. Fernandes, D.M. von Schimonsky leg.; 1 larva (LES 24614), same data; 1 larva (LES 24615), same data; 1 larva (LES 24616), same data; 1 larva (LES 24617), same data; 1 larva (LES 24618), same data; 1 larva (LES 24619), same data; 1 adult (LES 24620), same data; 1 larva (LES 15025), same location, 03.viii.2013, M.E. Bichuette leg.; 1 larva (LES 1164), Gruta Colorida cave, 10.x.2009, M.E. Bichuette, J.E. Gallão, D. Monteiro-Neto leg.; 1 larva (LES 1214), Gruta da Água Suja cave, 11.xi.2009,same collectors; 1 larva (LES 24610), same location, 31.vii.2017, T. Zepon, C.S. Fernandes, D.M. von Schimonsky leg.; 1 larva (LES 24645), same location, 09.iv.2018, T. Zepon, C.M. Borges, G.F. Damasceno leg.; 1 larva (LES 24660), same location, 30.vii.2018, T. Zepon, C.S. Fernandes, B.G.O. do Monte leg.; 1 larva (LES 24605), Gruta da Água Sumida cave, 28.vii.2017, T. Zepon, C.S. Fernandes, D.M. von Schimonsky leg.; 1 larva (LES 24606), same data; 1 larva (LES 24624),same location, 12.xii.2017, T. Zepon, J.S. Gallo, M.P. Bolfarini leg.; 1 larva (LES 24639), same location, 05.iv.2018, T. Zepon, C.M. Borges, G.F. Damasceno leg.; 2 adults (LES 24650), same location, 27.vii.2018, T. Zepon, C.S. Fernandes, B.G.O. do Monte leg.; 1 larva (LES 4618), Gruta do Fendão cave, 08.xi.2009, M.E. Bichuette, J.E. Gallão, D. Monteiro-Neto, T.L. Scatolini leg.; 1 larva (LES 15025), Passoca System, 03.viii.2013, M.E. Bichuette leg.

Distribution: Limestone caves: Mambaí (1 cave), São Domingos (1 cave), Itacarambi (1 cave), and Alto Ribeira karst areas (9 caves); sandstone caves: Una karst area (1 cave) (Fig. 3).

Notes on microhabitat: Twilight and aphotic zones; substrate composed of sand, gravels, pebbles, rock blocks (mainly), and vegetal organic matter; lentic, lotic, and lentic-lotic waters.

Notes

Published as part of Zepon, Tamires, Silva, Roberta Mafra Freitas da & Bichuette, Maria Elina, 2025, Diversity and distribution of aquatic beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) in Brazilian caves based on the Zoological Collection of the Laboratório de Estudos Subterrâneos (LES) of the Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar), pp. 1-19 in Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 65 on page 10, DOI: 10.11606/1807-0205/2025.65.003, http://zenodo.org/record/20191624

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