Observational study describes two new species in the Bucerocaputis genus, indicating distinct morphological features.
Bucerocaputis Souza‐Gonçalves & Lopes‐Andrade, gen. nov. , a new genus with two species, Bucerocaputis kapinawa Souza‐Gonçalves & Lopes‐Andrade, gen. et sp. nov. from the Caatinga biome and Bucerocaputis timbira Souza‐Gonçalves & Lopes‐Andrade, gen. et sp. nov. from the Cerrado biome, is described based on individuals collected in the states of Bahia, Maranhão, Pernambuco and Rio Grande do Norte, Northeast Region of Brazil. The genus shares some morphological affinities with members of Acanthocis Miyatake, 1954, Falsocis Pic, 1916, Plesiocis Casey, 1898, Porculus Lawrence, 1987 and Pseudeuxestocis Lawrence 2016; however, it can be distinguished mainly by the combination of the following features: the robust body; single pronotal and elytral punctation; antennae with 10 antennomeres; apical maxillary palpomere inflated with a large circular sensory area at the apex; prosternum biconcave with a relatively broad, strongly curved prosternal process, projecting below the plane of the prosternum disc; and male anterocephalic and anterior pronotal edge quadridentate. We also provide information on its host fungi and briefly discuss its geographical distribution.
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