Abstract
Six new species of the genus Desmopachria Babington, 1841 are described and illustrated from Brazil: D. anauine sp. nov., D. carranca sp. nov., D. francischettii sp. nov., D. nigrasphera sp. nov., D. nigricoxa sp. nov. and D. yanomami sp. nov. Desmopachria varians is redescribed and illustrated from syntypes photos and material identified by Dr. Frank Young. New records for eight other species from Brazilian states are presented here: D. amyaeMiller, 2001Miller, K.B. 1999. Descriptions of eight new species of Desmopachria Babington 1841 from Bolivia (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Hydroporinae: Hyphydrini). Entomologica scandinavica, 30: 349-359. has a new record from Minas Gerais State, D. grammosticta Braga & Ferreira-Jr., 2015 have new records from Minas Gerais and São Paulo States, D. granoidesYoung, 1986Young, F.N. 1980. Predaceous water beetles of the genus Desmopachria Babington: the subgenera with descriptions of new taxa (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae). Revista de Biologia Tropical, 28: 305-321. has a new record from Espirito Santo State, D. laevisSharp, 1882Sharp, D. 1882. On aquatic carnivorous Coleoptera or Dytiscidae. Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society, (2) 2: 179-1003. have new records from Espírito Santo and Parana States, D. leptophallica Braga & Ferreira-Jr., 2014 has a new record from Paraná State, D. sioliYoung, 1980Young, F.N. 1981a. A new name for Hintonia Young, a subgenus of Desmopachria. The Coleopterists Bulletin, 35: 212. has a new record from Minas Gerais State, D. striola Sharp, 1887 have new records from Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo States and D. volatidiscaMiller, 2001Miller, K.B. 2001. Descriptions of new species of Desmopachria Babington, 1841 (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Hydroporinae: Hyphydrini) with a reassessment of the subgenera and species groups and a synopsis of the species. The Coleopterists Bulletin, 55(2): 219-240. has a new record from Paraíba States and an unpublished record of D. challetiMiller, 2001Miller, K.B. 2005. Four new species of Desmopachria Babington from Peru (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae). Zootaxa, 1059: 39-47. from Brazil.
Key-Words.
Hydroporinae; Desmopachria; Aquatic beetle; Taxonomy; Neotropical Region
