Redescription of Cis olivieri Mellié, 1849 (Coleoptera: Ciidae), with a new synonym and the first records from Brazil

Souza-Gonçalves, IgorLopes-Andrade, CristianoSandoval-Gómez, Vivian ElianaGrossi, Paschoal Coelho

Abstract Cis olivieri Mellié, 1849 is redescribed based on specimens from the type series and additional material from the Northeast and Southeast Regions of Brazil. Cis lemoulti Pic, 1923 is proposed as a junior synonym of Cis olivieri, and lectotypes are designated for both names. This study represents the first report of Cis olivieri in Brazil. Images of male and female terminalia, along with a distribution map, are provided.

1. Neotropical region
2. Taxonomy, Tenebrionoidea
3. Minute tree-fungus beetle