Ferreira Vinicius S
Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo (MZSP), Setor de Entomologia, Laboratório de Sistemática, Evolução e Bionomia de Coleoptera, Avenida Nazaré, 481, Ipiranga, CEP: 04263-000 São Paulo-SP, Brazil.; Email:
Zootaxa. 2015 Apr 24;3949(2):297-300. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3949.2.10.
Acroleptus costae sp. nov. is described from the Brazilian Amazonian rainforest, raising the diversity of the formerly monotypic genus to two known species. The validity of Acroleptus Bourgeois, 1886 (Insecta) is maintained while Acroleptus Cabanis, 1861 (Aves) is considered to be an incorrect subsequent spelling.
新物种科斯塔氏阿克罗莱普蒂斯(Acroleptus costae sp. nov.)是在巴西亚马逊雨林中发现并被描述的,这使得之前单一物种的属的多样性增加到两个已知物种。1886年的阿克罗莱普蒂斯属(Acroleptus Bourgeois,昆虫纲)的有效性得以维持,而1861年的阿克罗莱普蒂斯属(Acroleptus Cabanis,鸟纲)被认为是一个错误的后续拼写。