Abstract
Laselva cleidae sp. nov., the first species of LaselvaFurth, 2007Furth, D.G. 2007. A new genus and species of flea beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae) from the rainforest canopy in Costa Rica. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 109(1): 90-101. found in Brazil is described and illustrated. Species of Laselva are compared with those of DeciplatusLinzmeier & Konstantinov, 2009Linzmeier, A.M. & Konstantinov, A.S. 2009. A new genus of flea beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from the south of Brazil. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 111(3): 656-665. and AndersonalticaLinzmeier & Konstantinov, 2012Linzmeier, A.M. & Konstantinov, A.S. 2012. A new genus of leaf litter inhabiting Neotropical Monoplatina (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini). Zootaxa, 3260: 19-32.. This is the first species of Laselva recorded to South America.
Key-Words.
Paraná; Taxonomy; Neotropical Region; New species; Flea beetles
