Abstract
Atrypanius jauffreti sp. nov. is described from Brazil (Pará). Nyssodrys grisella Bates, 1864 (currently, Atrypanius grisellus) is synonymized with Lepturges lineatocollis Bates, 1863 (currently, Atrypanius lineatocollis), and the species is recorded for the Brazilian states of Rondônia and Mato Grosso.
Highlights
The specimens of the new species were collected by the French biologist Pierre Edward Jauffret, who defended the preservation of the Amazon and was murdered in 2009 in Santo Antônio do Tauá (Brazil, Pará)
He bought land in Santo Antônio do Tauá, where for more than 40 years kept the entire area conserved for research, often facing conflicts alone against the clearing of the forest and the invasion of one of the few conserved areas in the northeast Pará
The Brazilian state of Pará is one of the dangerous places in the country for those who defend the preservation. This can be confirmed with a simple search in newspapers and with information provided by the Comissão Pastoral da Terra (Pastoral Land Commission), an organ of the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (Brazilian Roman Catholic Church)
Summary
The specimens of the new species were collected by the French biologist Pierre Edward Jauffret, who defended the preservation of the Amazon and was murdered in 2009 in Santo Antônio do Tauá (Brazil, Pará). Head: Frons slightly convex, minutely, densely punctate; with pale yellowish-brown pubescence partially obscuring integument, yellower close to eyes and pale yellow centrally (pale yellow pubescence appearing whiter depending on the intensity of the light); with one somewhat long, arched black seta on each side close to inferior margin of eyes. Area behind eyes with pale yellowish-brown pubescence obscuring integument.
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