Zootaxa · 2016 · 13 citations · 4 references
Life SciencesConservation BiologyZoologyConservation ZoologyInsect SystematicsInvertebrate ZoologyEndangered Insect SpeciesIdentification KeysSpecies DescriptionTaxonomic KeysEndemic Insect FaunaGenus IdentificationIdentification Key RevisionNew Species DescriptionNew Species Names
The genus Charinus comprises eleven described species in Brazil. Herein we describe two new species, Charinus caatingae sp n. and Charinus iuiu sp n., from caves of the state of Bahia, Brazil. Charinus caatingae is threatened, requiring special attention to its conservation. Furthermore, we present an updated identification key and a table of characters for the genus in the country.
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