taxonID	type	description	language	source
03C18794547FFF9DFF2AF9C8F571C157.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Maranhão; Piauí; Ceará; Pernambuco; Bahia; Alagoas; Sergipe. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Azya luteipes Mulsant, 1850.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794547FFF9DFF2AF9C8F571C157.taxon	discussion	Comments. Six of the 13 Azya species occur in Brazil, but Azya luteipes is the only species present in NE Brazil (Gordon 1980; Almeida & Carvalho 1996).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794547FFF9DFF2AFAE9F38FC3A0.taxon	description	Below are presented the subfamilies of Coccinellidae that occur in NE Brazil, Coccinellinae Latreille, 1807 and Microweiseinae Leng, 1920 and their tribes, along with their respective genera discussed.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945478FF9AFF2AFC3AF4D8C3C8.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Coccinella dentipes Fabricius, 1801; by subsequent designation of Crotch (1874).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945478FF9AFF2AFC3AF4D8C3C8.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Maranhão; Ceará; Rio Grande do Norte; Paraíba; Pernambuco; Bahia; Alagoas. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Brachiacantha bahiensis Brèthes, 1924; Brachiacantha groendali (Mulsant, 1850); Brachiacantha regina Gordon & Canepari, 2014; Brachiacantha sally Gordon & Canepari, 2014; Brachiacantha sellata (Mulsant, 1850).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945478FF9AFF2AFC3AF4D8C3C8.taxon	discussion	Comments. Brachiacantha has 25 species in Brazil, with five species confirmed to occur in NE Brazil, is the most diverse genus of Brachiacanthini in this region (Gordon et al. 2014).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945478FF9AFF2AFF78F407C7EE.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Pernambuco; Alagoas. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Mulsant, 1853.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945478FF9AFF2AFF78F407C7EE.taxon	discussion	Comments. Cryptolaemus is a genus native to the Australasia (Booth & Pope 1986). This genus occurs in NE Brazil due to the presence of the exotic C. montrouzieri.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945478FF9AFF2AF9D9F6ECC1C2.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Cleothera (Cyra) quinquenotata Mulsant, 1850; by subsequent designation of Gordon et al. (2013).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945478FF9AFF2AF9D9F6ECC1C2.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Rio Grande do Norte; Pernambuco. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Cyrea sue Canepari & Gordon, 2016; Cyrea maxine Canepari & Gordon, 2016 [new record] (Fig. 2).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945478FF9AFF2AF9D9F6ECC1C2.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Cyrea maxine: “ NATAL / R. G. Norte [Rio Grande do Norte] Brasil / XI. 1949 / M. Alvarenga leg. ” [partially handwritten white label] “ Cyrea / maxine / Canepari e Gordon, 2016 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 1 ex. [DZUP 190017].	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945478FF9AFF2AF9D9F6ECC1C2.taxon	discussion	Comments. Cyrea is represented by 58 species in Brazil, and C. maxine is the second record of Cyrea for NE Brazil (Canepari et al. 2016).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945478FF9AFF2AFDFDF462C54C.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Azya trinitatis Marshall, 1912; by subsequent designation of Gordon (1980).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945478FF9AFF2AFDFDF462C54C.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Paraíba; Pernambuco; Bahia; Alagoas; Sergipe. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Pseudoazya massayo Duarte-de-Mélo & Almeida, 2024; Pseudoazya mirabilis Duarte-de-Mélo & Almeida, 2024; Pseudoazya nana (Marshall, 1912).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945478FF9AFF2AFDFDF462C54C.taxon	discussion	Comments. Four of the eight species of Pseudoazya occur in Brasil, and only P. gnoma was not documented for Northeast Brazil (Gordon 1980; Duarte-de-Mélo et al. 2024).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945479FF9BFF2AFA0AF6ECC188.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Cleothera jucunda Mulsant, 1850; by original designation.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945479FF9BFF2AFA0AF6ECC188.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Bahia. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Dilatitibialis carolinae (Crotch, 1874); Dilatitibialis fuscomaculata (Mulsant, 1850); Dilatitibialis laterinotata (Brèthes, 1925) [new record] (Fig. 3).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945479FF9BFF2AFA0AF6ECC188.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Dilatitibialis laterinotata: “ SALVADOR – BA [Bahia] / Bra 19. III. 1961 / H. e A. Cordeiro ” [partially handwritten white label] “ Dilatitibialis / laterinotata / (Brèthes, 1925) / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” “ ♂ ” [white label] 1 ex. [DZUP 189957].	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945479FF9BFF2AFA0AF6ECC188.taxon	discussion	Comments. Dilatitibialis has 37 species in Brazil, with D. laterinotata being the third species recorded for NE Brazil (Canepari et al. 2013).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794547AFF98FF2AF98CF4E9C1BE.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Coccinella suturalis Fabricius, 1798; by subsequent designation of Chapin (1965 a).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794547AFF98FF2AF98CF4E9C1BE.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Maranhão; Paraíba; Pernambuco; Alagoas. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Brumoides foudrasii (Mulsant, 1850).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794547AFF98FF2AF98CF4E9C1BE.taxon	discussion	Comments. Brumoides has a natural distribution in the Old World (Kovář 1995). The record for NE Brazil is due to the occurrence of the exotic species B. foudrasii (Giorgi et al. 2014).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794547AFF98FF2AFD28F7ECC238.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Prodilis metallica Gorham, 1897; by subsequent designation of Casey (1908).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794547AFF98FF2AFD28F7ECC238.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Pernambuco. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Neaporia kayla Gordon & Hanley, 2017.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794547AFF98FF2AFD28F7ECC238.taxon	discussion	Comments. Nine species of Neaporia occur in Brazil, and only N. kayla occurs in NE Brazil (Gordon & Hanley 2017).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794547AFF98FF2AFB88F29BC3C0.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Prodilis pallidifrons Mulsant, 1850; by monotypy.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794547AFF98FF2AFB88F29BC3C0.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Pernambuco. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Prodilis alison Gordon & Hanley, 2017.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794547AFF98FF2AFB88F29BC3C0.taxon	discussion	Comments. Prodilis has 25 species in Brazil, but only P. alison occurs in NE Brazil (Gordon & Hanley 2017).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794547AFF98FF2AFF78F581C47C.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Cleothera decemsignata Mulsant, 1850; by original designation.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794547AFF98FF2AFF78F581C47C.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Bahia. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Serratitibia rachel Gordon & Canepari, 2013; Serratitibia shirley Gordon & Canepari, 2013 [new record] (Fig. 4).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794547AFF98FF2AFF78F581C47C.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Serratitibia shirley: “ 10 - 11 - XII- 1997, FAZENDA / TIMBÓ, AMARGOSA, BA [Bahia] / 700 m, MIELKE & / CASAGRANDE leg. ” “ Serratitibia / shirley / Gordon & Canepari, 2013 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 1 ex. [DZUP 144365].	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794547AFF98FF2AFF78F581C47C.taxon	discussion	Comments. There are 35 species of Serratitibia in Brazil, and S. shirley is the second species of the genus recorded for NE Brazil (Gordon et al. 2013).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794547BFF99FF2AFF78F404C45D.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Coccinella cacti Linnaeus, 1767; by monotypy.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794547BFF99FF2AFF78F404C45D.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Maranhão; Piauí; Ceará; Pernambuco (oceanic archipelago of Fernando de Noronha and continental territory); Bahia; Alagoas. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Chilocorus nigritus (Fabricius, 1798).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794547BFF99FF2AFF78F404C45D.taxon	discussion	Comments. Chilocorus has its natural distribution in the Old World, but currently, as a consequence of the establishment of species in numerous other parts of the world, has resulted in its distribution becoming pantropical (Chapin 1965 a; Ślipiński & Giorgi 2006), also occurring in NE Brazil due to the presence of C. nigritus (Leal & Oliveira 1979; Lima & Gama 2001; Rafael et al. 2020).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794547BFF99FF2AFD2DF630C28D.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Alagoas. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Curinus coeruleus (Mulsant, 1850) [confirmation] (Fig. 5).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794547BFF99FF2AFD2DF630C28D.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Curinus coeruleus: “ BRASIL, Alagoas, Maceió / - 9.557245, - 35.777099, 87 m, / 07. ii. 2019, I. M. M. Lima, S. O. S. / Cajé & J. Duarte-de-Mélo ” “ Em Clitoria fairchildiana / R. A. Howard (Fabaceae) ” “ Curinus / coeruleus / (Mulsant, 1850) / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 1 ex. [DZUP 327202].	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794547BFF99FF2AFD2DF630C28D.taxon	discussion	Comments. Two species of Curinus occur in Brazil, C. camboriuensis and C. coeruleus. The genus Curinus record for NE Brazil is revalidated, based on the confirmation of C. coeruleus in the region after 150 years, since Crotch (1874).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794547BFF99FF2AFB1DF7ECC0AE.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Orcus (Harpasus) pallidilabris Mulsant, 1850; by subsequent designation of Crotch (1874).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794547BFF99FF2AFB1DF7ECC0AE.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Pernambuco; Bahia; Alagoas. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Harpasus pallidilabris (Mulsant, 1850); Harpasus unifasciatus Corrêa & Almeida, 2010.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794547BFF99FF2AFB1DF7ECC0AE.taxon	discussion	Comments. Five of the seven species of Harpasus occur in Brazil, with two in NE Brazil (Corrêa & Almeida 2010).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794547BFF96FF2AF93AF676C6D5.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Exochomus (Zagreus) bimaculosus Mulsant, 1850; by subsequent designation of Chapin (1965).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794547BFF96FF2AF93AF676C6D5.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Maranhão; Piauí; Ceará; Rio Grande do Norte; Paraíba; Pernambuco; Bahia; Alagoas. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Zagreus bimaculosus (Mulsant, 1850).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794547BFF96FF2AF93AF676C6D5.taxon	discussion	Comments. Zagreus bimaculosus is the only species of this genus that occurs in NE Brazil (Carvalho et al. 1978; Corrêa 2012).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945474FF96FF2AFE81F40AC33B.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Chnoodes chaudoiri Mulsant, 1850; by subsequent designation of Gordon (2007 a).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945474FF96FF2AFE81F40AC33B.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Ceará; Paraíba; Pernambuco; Bahia. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Chnoodes arrowi Brèthes, 1925; Chnoodes brasiliensis Korschefsky, 1935; Chnoodes chaudoiri Mulsant, 1850; Chnoodes gounellei Sicard, 1912; Chnoodes nigra Weise, 1895 [new record] (Fig. 6); Chnoodes separata Mader, 1957; Chnoodes tarsalis Weise, 1904 [new record] (Fig. 7); Chnoodes terminalis Mulsant, 1850; Chnoodes trivia Mulsant, 1853.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945474FF96FF2AFE81F40AC33B.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Chnoodes nigra: “ Brasil, Pernambuco, / Camaragibe PE 027 Km / 14, 01 - 31. v. 2019, 140 m, / - 7.929 ° S, - 35.038 ° W, / P. C. Grossi leg. ” “ Chnoodes / nigra / Weise, 1895 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 1 ex. [CERPE 1798]; “ BRASIL, Pernambuco, / Camaragibe (Aldeia) / PE 027 Km 14 – 26 - X- 2019 / Grossi, P. C. & Melo, G. leg. ” “ Chnoodes / nigra / Weise, 1895 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 1 ex. [CERPE 1799]; “ BRASIL, PE [Pernambuco], Camaragibe \ Aldeia, Km 8.5 \ II / 2016. P. Grossi col. ” “ ♂ ” “ Chnoodes sp. / Krüger T. C. det 2018 ” “ Chnoodes / nigra / Weise, 1895 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 1 ex. [DZUP 402263]; “ Cruz das Almas-Ba [Bahia] / Pumba – Citros / Ortézia dos citros ” “ ♂ ” “ Chnoodes sp. / Krüger T. C. det 2018 ” “ Chnoodes / nigra / Weise, 1895 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 1 ex. [DZUP 245775]; “ Cruz das Almas-Ba [Bahia] / Pumba – Citros / Ortézia dos citros ” “ ♀ ” “ Chnoodes sp. / Krüger T. C. det 2018 ” “ Chnoodes / nigra / Weise, 1895 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 1 ex. [DZUP 401823]. Chnoodes tarsalis: “ BRASIL, BA [Bahia], Lençois, \ 4 Km NW de Lençois \ 22 - 24 / x / 1999 \ Lg. Freddy e Mazzarolo ” “ Chnoodes sp. \ Krüger, T. C. det 2018 ” “ ♀ ” “ Chnoodes / tarsalis / Weise, 1904 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 1 ex [MZUEFS # 6257].	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945474FF96FF2AFE81F40AC33B.taxon	discussion	Comments. Twenty species of Chnoodes occur in Brazil, C. nigra and C. tarsalis are the eighth and ninth species documented for NE Brazil (Krüger et al. 2025).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945474FF96FF2AFA88F4C2C147.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Exoplectra erythrogaster Mulsant, 1850; by original designation.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945474FF96FF2AFA88F4C2C147.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Rio Grande do Norte; Pernambuco; Bahia; Alagoas; Sergipe. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Coeliaria almeidae Celante & Santos, 2024; Coeliaria bernardinensis (Brèthes, 1925); Coeliaria castanea Churata-Salcedo & Almeida, 2017 [new record] (Fig. 8).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945474FF96FF2AFA88F4C2C147.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Coeliaria castanea: “ Brasil, PE [Pernambuco], Frei / Miguelino, 18. VIII. 2014, / Plantação de algodão, / M. S. Lima col. ” “ Coeliaria castanea / Churata-Salcedo & Almeida, 2017 / Santos, P. B. det 2014 ” [white label] 1 ex. [DZUP 327203].	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945474FF96FF2AFA88F4C2C147.taxon	discussion	Comments. Five of the six species of Coeliaria occur in Brazil, C. castanea is the third species documented for NE Brazil (Churata-Salcedo & Almeida 2017; 2019; Celante et al. 2024).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945475FF97FF2AFA23F4E3C0D5.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Chnoodes fallax Mulsant, 1850; by original designation.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945475FF97FF2AFA23F4E3C0D5.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Bahia. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Dapolia ahena (Mulsant, 1850); Dapolia corallina (Mulsant, 1850). Comments. Two species of Dapolia occur in NE Brazil (Brèthes 1925).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945475FF94FF2AF8A7F34CC5EA.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Coccinella coccinea Fabricius, 1801; by subsequent designation of Korschefsky (1932).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945475FF94FF2AF8A7F34CC5EA.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Maranhão; Ceará; Pernambuco; Bahia; Alagoas; Sergipe. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Exoplectra batesii (Crotch, 1874) [new record] (Fig. 9); Exoplectra calcarata (Germar, 1824); Exoplectra columba Costa, Almeida & Corrêa, 2008 [new record] (Fig. 10); Exoplectra heydeni Mulsant, 1850.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945475FF94FF2AF8A7F34CC5EA.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Exoplectra batesii: “ Brasil, Pernambuco, / Camaragibe, PE 027, km / 14, 01 - 30. xi. 2018, 140 m, / - 7.929 ° S, - 35.038 ° W, luz, / P. C. Grossi leg. ” “ Exoplectra / batesii / (Crotch, 1874) / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 2 ex. [CERPE 1800 – 1801]; “ Brasil, Pernambuco, / Paudalho, Acerolândia, / ix. 2017, 160 m, - 7.850 ° S, / - 35.250 ° W, P. Grossi & / D. Parizotto legs. ” “ Exoplectra / batesii / (Crotch, 1874) / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 1 ex. [DZUP 327204]. Exoplectra columba: “ Brasil, Pernambuco, Paudalho / Acerolândia, 01 - 30. xi. 2016, / - 7.934899 ° S, - 7.934899 ° W [- 7.934899, - 35.137135?] / 160 m, P. Grossi & D. / Parizotto legs., manual ” “ Exoplectra / columba / Costa, Almeida & Corrêa, 2008 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 1 ex. [CERPE 1802]; “ Maceió – AL [Alagoas] / 03. XI. 97 / Lima, I. M. M. ” “ alimentando-se em afídeo sobre Lagerstroemia speciosa ” [handwritten white label] “ Exoplectra / columba / Costa, Almeida & Corrêa, 2008 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 2 ex. [DZUP 188280, 188285]; “ Brasil, AL [Alagoas], Rio Largo, / Centro de Ciências / Agrárias da UFAL / 05. III. 2019, / Folha de algodão, M. S. Lima col. ” “ ♀ ” “ Exoplectra / columba / Costa, Almeida & Corrêa, 2008 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 1 ex. [DZUP 327247]; “ Muritiba-Ba [Bahia] / São José-Citros / M. branca e ortézia ” “ Exoplectra sp. / Churata S., J. & Almeida, L. M. det 2019 ” “ Exoplectra / columba / Costa, Almeida & Corrêa, 2008 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 1 ex. [DZUP 246619].	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945475FF94FF2AF8A7F34CC5EA.taxon	discussion	Comments. Of the fourteen species of Exoplectra that occur in Brazil, four occur in NE Brazil, with E. batesii and E. columba being the third and fouth records for this region (Costa et al. 2008).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945476FF94FF2AFBF7F4B5C3D1.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Oryssomus deyrollii Crotch, 1874; by original designation.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945476FF94FF2AFBF7F4B5C3D1.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Piauí; Paraíba; Bahia. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Gordonoryssomus delicatus Almeida & Lima, 1995; Gordonoryssomus everardoi Almeida & Santos, 2014 [new record] (Fig. 11); Gordonoryssomus limeirai Almeida & Santos, 2014.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945476FF94FF2AFBF7F4B5C3D1.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Gordonoryssomus everardoi: “ S. Antonio da Barra [Condeúba] / Pr. de Bahia / Gounelle 11.12.88 [11. XII. 1888] ” “ Gordonoryssomus / everardoi / Almeida & Santos, 2014 ” [white label] “ Muséum Paris / 1930 / Coll. SICARD ” 1 ex. [MNHN].	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945476FF94FF2AFBF7F4B5C3D1.taxon	discussion	Comments. Five of the seven species of Gordonoryssomus occur in Brazil, and G. everardoi is the third species record for NE Brazil (Almeida & Lima 1995; Almeida & Santos 2014).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945476FF95FF2AF9A1F364C76C.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Pseudoryssomus formosus Gordon, 1974; by original designation.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945476FF95FF2AF9A1F364C76C.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Pernambuco. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Pseudoryssomus brulei Almeida & Santos, 2014 [new record for Brazil] (Fig. 12).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945476FF95FF2AF9A1F364C76C.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Pseudoryssomus brulei: “ Brasil, Pernambuco, / Camaragibe, Aldeia, PE / 027, km 14, 01 - 31. xii. 2017, / - 7.929 ºS, - 35.038 ° W, 140 m / luz, P. C. Grossi leg. ” “ Pseudoryssomus / brulei / Almeida & Santos, 2014 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 1 ex. [DZUP 327238]; “ Brasil, Pernambuco, / Camaragibe, Aldeia, Cond. / Casa Nova d’Aldeia, 01 - / 31. i. 2018, 140 m, - 7.929 ºS, / - 35.038 ° W luz, P. Grossi leg. ” “ Pseudoryssomus / brulei / Almeida & Santos, 2014 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 1 ex. [DZUP 327239]; “ Brasil, Pernambuco, / Camaragibe, PE 027, km / 14, 01 - 31. vii. 2019, 140 m / - 7.929 ºS, - 35.038 ° W, luz, / P. C. Grossi leg. ” “ Pseudoryssomus / brulei / Almeida & Santos, 2014 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 3 ex. [CERPE 1811 – 1813].	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945476FF95FF2AF9A1F364C76C.taxon	discussion	Comments. This is the first record of Pseudoryssomus for Brazil, due to the occurrence of P. brulei in NE Brazil, a species documented before only for French Guiana (Almeida & Santos 2014).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945477FF95FF2AF99DF294C18F.taxon	description	Armadillita González, Almeida & Araujo-Siqueira, 2022: 826. Type species: Daulis maeander Mulsant, 1850; by original designation.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945477FF95FF2AF99DF294C18F.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Bahia. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Armadillita lorata (Mulsant, 1850).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945477FF95FF2AF99DF294C18F.taxon	discussion	Comments. The record of the genus for NE Brazil can be attributed to the presence of A. lorata (Crotch 1874).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945477FF95FF2AFE59F276C504.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Eupalea formosa Mulsant, 1850; by subsequent designation of Crotch (1874).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945477FF95FF2AFE59F276C504.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Ceará; Rio Grande do Norte; Bahia. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Eupalea reinhardtii Crotch, 1874.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945477FF95FF2AFE59F276C504.taxon	discussion	Comments. This genus is distributed from Mexico to the Southern Region of Brazil (Blackwelder 1945; Almeida & Gordon 1990). Five of the seventeen species of Eupalea occur in Brazil, with E. reinhardtii being the only species recorded for NE Brazil (Almeida & Gordon 1990; González 2015; Szawaryn & Czerwiński 2022).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945477FF95FF2AFC95F559C00C.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Nitidula litura Fabricius, 1787; by monotypy.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945477FF95FF2AFC95F559C00C.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Pernambuco. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Rhyzobius lophanthae (Blaisdell, 1892) [new record for Brazil] (Fig. 13).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945477FF95FF2AFC95F559C00C.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Rhyzobius lophanthae: “ Brasil, Pernambuco, / Camaragibe, Aldeia, Cond. / Divinópolis, 1 - 31. x. 2021, / - 7.963450 °, - 35.003673 °, / 100 m, Grossi & Parizotto ” “ Rhyzobius / lophanthae / (Blaisdell, 1892) / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 3 ex. [DZUP 327240 – 327242]; “ Brasil, Pernambuco, / Camaragibe, Aldeia, Cond. / Divinópolis, 1 - 31. x. 2021, / - 7.963450 °, - 35.003673 °, / 100 m, Grossi & Parizotto ” “ Rhyzobius / lophanthae / (Blaisdell, 1892) / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 3 ex. [CERPE 1814 – 1816].	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945477FF95FF2AFC95F559C00C.taxon	discussion	Comments. This genus has more than one hundred species, having a natural distribution across Africa, Asia, Europe and Australasia (Tomaszewska 2010). This is the first record of Rhyzobius for Brazil, due to the occurrence of the exotic R. lophantae in NE Brazil.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945470FF92FF2AFF78F35EC46F.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Coccinella inaequalis Fabricius, 1801; by subsequent designation of Crotch (1874).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945470FF92FF2AFF78F35EC46F.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Paraíba; Pernambuco; Bahia; Alagoas. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Coelophora inaequalis (Fabricius, 1775).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945470FF92FF2AFF78F35EC46F.taxon	discussion	Comments. This genus has a natural distribution throughout Asia and Australasia (Korschefsky 1932). The Coelophora record for NE Brazil is due to the occurrence of the exotic C. inaequalis.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945470FF92FF2AFD7CF58BC26E.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Coccinella maculata De Geer, 1775; by original designation.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945470FF92FF2AFD7CF58BC26E.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Ceará; Rio Grande do Norte; Pernambuco; Bahia; Alagoas; Sergipe. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Coleomegilla maculata (De Geer, 1775).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945470FF92FF2AFD7CF58BC26E.taxon	discussion	Comments. The three known species of Coleomegilla occur in Brazil (González 2014 b). Only C. maculata occurs in NE Brazil (Rodrigues et al. 2013).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945470FF92FF2AFB7BF286C093.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Coccinella sanguinea Linnaeus, 1763; by subsequent designation of Crotch (1874).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945470FF92FF2AFB7BF286C093.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Maranhão; Piauí; Ceará; Rio Grande do Norte; Paraíba; Pernambuco; Bahia; Alagoas; Sergipe. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Cycloneda sanguinea (Linnaeus, 1763).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945470FF92FF2AFB7BF286C093.taxon	discussion	Comments. The genus is distributed throughout the American continent (Vandenberg 2002; González & Vandenberg 2006). Only C. sanguinea occurs in NE Brazil (Bartoszeck 1980; Araujo-Siqueira & Almeida 2006).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945470FF93FF2AF8FFF302C6D5.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Coccinella connexa Germar, 1824; by subsequent designation of Crotch (1874).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945470FF93FF2AF8FFF302C6D5.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Pernambuco; Bahia; Sergipe. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Eriopis connexa (Germar, 1824).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945470FF93FF2AF8FFF302C6D5.taxon	discussion	Comments. Eriopis is a South American genus. Only E. connexa occurs in Brazil, with the record of the genus for NE Brazil solely due to the occurrence of this species (Ferreira et al. 2012).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945471FF93FF2AFEA5F342C557.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Coccinella marginepunctata Schaller, 1783; by subsequent designation of Timberlake (1943).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945471FF93FF2AFEA5F342C557.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Maranhão. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773) [new record] (Fig. 14).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945471FF93FF2AFEA5F342C557.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Harmonia axyridis: “ BRASIL, Maranhão, / 2014 - 2015, / Ramos, A. S. J. C. leg. ” “ Harmonia axyridis / (Pallas, 1773) / Almeida, L. M. det 2020 ” [white label] 2 ex. [DZUP 246735, 401706].	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945471FF93FF2AFEA5F342C557.taxon	discussion	Comments. This genus has a natural distribution in Asia and Australasia (Ślipiński 2007). This is the first record of Harmonia for NE Brazil, given by the occurrence of the exotic H. axyridis.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945471FF93FF2AFC24F323C393.taxon	description	1987: 11 – 12; Biranvand et al., 2021: 295. Hemisphaerica Hope, 1840: 157; Crotch, 1874: 94. Adonia Mulsant, 1846: 39; 1850: 37; 1866: 27; Crotch, 1874: 94; Korschefsky, 1932: 345; Belicek, 1976: 338. Type species: Coccinella tredecimpunctata Linnaeus, 1758; by subsequent designation of Crotch (1874).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945471FF93FF2AFC24F323C393.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Maranhão; Ceará; Paraíba; Pernambuco; Bahia; Sergipe. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Hippodamia convergens (Guérin-Méneville, 1844).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945471FF93FF2AFC24F323C393.taxon	discussion	Comments. Hippodamia has nineteen species and its natural distribution involves the Palearctic and Nearctic (Iablokoff-Khnzorian 1982; Gordon 1985). The record of this genus for NE Brazil is due to the occurrence of the exotic Hippodamia convergens (Guérin-Méneville, 1844) (Rodrigues et al. 2013).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945471FF93FF2AF9E0F34DC112.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Jaguarita adrianoi González, Almeida & Araujo-Siqueira, 2022; by original designation.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945471FF93FF2AF9E0F34DC112.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Maranhão; Piauí; Paraíba; Pernambuco; Bahia. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Jaguarita conjugata (Mulsant, 1850). Comments. Two of the five species of Jaguarita occur in Brazil, J. conjugata and J. ocelligera (Crotch, 1874) (González et al. 2022). Only J. conjugata occurs in NE Brazil (Guedes et al. 2019).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945472FF90FF2AFA01F308C152.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Calvia blanchardi Mulsant, 1850; by subsequent designation of Rye (1873).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945472FF90FF2AFA01F308C152.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Rio Grande do Norte; Paraíba; Pernambuco; Bahia. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Neocalvia cayennensis (Gmelin, 1788); Neocalvia fulgurata (Mulsant, 1850); Neocalvia mniszechii Crotch, 1874.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945472FF90FF2AFA01F308C152.taxon	discussion	Comments. Five of the eight known species of Neocalvia occur in Brazil (Bicho & Almeida 1998; González 2018), with three species documented for NE Brazil (Bicho & Almeida 1998).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945473FF91FF2AFF78F263C429.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Coccinella abdominalis Say, 1824; by subsequent designation of Korschefsky (1932).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945473FF91FF2AFF78F263C429.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Paraíba; Bahia; Alagoas. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Olla v-nigrum (Mulsant, 1866).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945473FF91FF2AFF78F263C429.taxon	discussion	Comments. The genus has five species distributed throughout South, Central and North America (Vandenberg 1992; 2004). The record of Olla for NE Brazil is due to the occurrence of O. v - nigrum (Rodrigues et al. 2013).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945473FF91FF2AFDBAF43FC01C.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Paraneda viridescens Timberlake, 1943; by original designation.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945473FF91FF2AFDBAF43FC01C.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Maranhão. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Paraneda pallidula (Mulsant, 1850) [new record] (Fig. 15).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945473FF91FF2AFDBAF43FC01C.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Paraneda pallidula: “ Brasil (MA) [Maranhão], Carolina / Fazenda Cincorá / Armadilha Luminosa / 17 – 22. x. 2009 ” “ F. Limeira-de-Oliveira, / R. O. Souza & M. B. / Aguiar Neto, cols. ” “ Paraneda / pallidula / (Mulsant, 1850) / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 6 ex. [DZUP 327205 – 327210]; “ Brasil (MA) [Maranhão], Mirador, / Parque Est. Mirador / Base da Geraldina / Armadilha Luminosa ” “ 27. x – 01. xi. 2008 / M. B. Aguiar-Neto & / A. L. Costa, cols. ” “ Paraneda / pallidula / (Mulsant, 1850) / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 4 ex. [DZUP 327211 – 327214]; “ Brasil, Ma [Maranhão], Caxias / Res. Ecol. Inhamun / Luz mista e lençol / 30. x- 02. xi. 2005 F. / Limeira-de-Oliveira ” “ Paraneda / pallidula / (Mulsant, 1850) / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 3 ex. [DZUP 327215 – 327217]; “ Brasil (MA) [Maranhão], Mirador / Parque Est. Mirador / Base da Geraldina ” “ Armadilha Luminosa 28. viii – 03. ix. 2008, F. / Limeira-de-Oliveira. ” “ Paraneda / pallidula / (Mulsant, 1850) / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 2 ex. [DZUP 327218 – 327219]; “ Brasil (MA) [Maranhão], Carolina / Pov. Campo Grande / Balneário Urupuxete / Armadilha Luminosa ” 28 – 31. x. 2008, F. / Limeira-de-Oliveira / & P. A. M. Moraes ” “ Paraneda / pallidula / (Mulsant, 1850) / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 1 ex. [DZUP 327222]; “ Brasil (MA) [Maranhão], Carolina / Cachoeira Pedra Caída / Armadilha Luminosa / 18 – 19. x. 2009 ” “ F. Limeira-de-Oliveira / R. O. Sousa & P. A. M. / Moraes, cols. ” “ Paraneda / pallidula / (Mulsant, 1850) / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 1 ex. [DZUP 327220]; “ Brasil (MA) [Maranhão], Mirador / Parque Est. Mirador / Base da Geraldina ” “ Arma. Luminosa / 21 - 26. viii. 2006, F. / Limeira-de-Oliveira. ” “ Paraneda / pallidula / (Mulsant, 1850) / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 1 ex. [DZUP 327221].	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945473FF91FF2AFDBAF43FC01C.taxon	discussion	Comments. This genus has only three species, Paraneda viridescens Timberlake, 1943 occurs in Central America, and the other two occur in South America: Paraneda pallidula (Mulsant, 1850) and Paraneda guticollis (Mulsant, 1850). Only P. pallidula is recorded for Brazil (Mulsant 1850). The genus Paraneda is a new record for NE Brazil, due to the presence of P. pallidula in the region.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945473FF8EFF2AF96CF348C2E9.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Coccinella lineola Fabricius, 1775; by subsequent designation of Timberlake (1943).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945473FF8EFF2AF96CF348C2E9.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Maranhão; Ceará; Rio Grande do Norte; Paraíba; Pernambuco; Bahia; Alagoas; Sergipe. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Psyllobora bicongregata Boheman, 1859 [new record] (Fig. 16); Psyllobora confluens (Fabricius, 1801); Psyllobora consitoides Mader, 1958 [new record] (Fig. 17); Psyllobora delicata Almeida, 1985; Psyllobora gratiosa Mader, 1958; Psyllobora lenta Mulsant, 1850 [new record] (Fig. 18); Psyllobora mocquerysii Mulsant, 1850; Psyllobora picturata Mulsant, 1866; Psyllobora rufosignata Mulsant, 1850; Psyllobora sicardi Almeida, 1991.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945473FF8EFF2AF96CF348C2E9.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Psyllobora bicongregata: “ BRASIL, Maranhão, São José / de Ribamar, 2014 - 2015, Presa: / Praelongorthezia praelonga, / Planta: citrus, / Ramos, A. S. J. C. leg. ” “ Psyllobora bicongregata / Boheman, 1859 / Almeida, L. M. det 2020 ” [white label] 1 ex. [DZUP 246401]. Psyllobora consitoides: “ Recife – Pernambuco / Brasil / Col. Bento Dantas / 5 - 9 - 1945 ” [handwritten white label] “ 289 / FCC- 436 ” [white label] “ Psyllobora consistoides [consitoides] / Mader, 1958 / L. M. de Almeida det. ” 1 ex. [MNRJ]; “ Maceió- Vila [Alagoas] \ 20. IV. 1981 \ LIMA, I. M. de M. ” “ eclosão 24 / 04 \ Amoreira \ folha ” [handwritten white label] “ Psyllobora / consitoides / Mader, 1958 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 1 ex. [DZUP 327223]; “ MACEIÓ – AL [Alagoas] / 26 - IV- 1991 / Lima, I. M. M ” “ FOLHAS DE / AMOREIRA / C / FUNGO ” [handwritten white label] “ Psyllobora / consitoides / Mader, 1958 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 1 ex. [DZUP 092724]; “ Maceió – Alagoas / Brasil – 04. V. 1997 / LIMA, L. M. P. leg. ” “ em folhas de amoreira c / fungo ” [handwritten white label] “ Psyllobora / consitoides / Mader, 1958 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 2 ex. [DZUP 092728, 092729]; “ Ipioca – Maceió / Alagoas-Brasil / 04 - IV- 1999 / LIMA, A. J. de M. ” [handwritten white label] “ Psyllobora / consitoides / Mader, 1958 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 2 ex. [DZUP 186167, 186168]. Psyllobora lenta: “ Bonito Prov. / Pernambuco, / Brazil. 8. I. 89 ” [partially handwritten white label] “ Col. on / Cotton ” “ A. Koebele / Collector ” “ Psyllobora / lenta / Mulsant, 1850 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo, L. M. Almeida & D. S. Basílio det. 2023 ” [white label] [MNRJ] 1 ex. [DZUP 092731]; “ Bnito Prov. \ Pernmbuco [Pernambuco], \ Brazl [Brazil]. 10 / I 89 ” [partially handwritten white label] “ Col. on / Cotton ” “ A. Koebele / Collector ” “ ♂ ” “ Psyllobora / lenta / Mulsant, 1850 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo, L. M. Almeida & D. S. Basílio det. 2023 ” [white label] [MNRJ] 1 ex. [DZUP 092732]; “ Bonito Prov. / Pernambuco, / Brazil. 8. I. 89 ” [partially handwritten white label] “ Col. on / Cotton ” “ A. Koebele / Collector ” “ ♀ ” “ Psyllobora / lenta / Mulsant, 1850 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo, L. M. Almeida & D. S. Basílio det. 2023 ” [white label] [MNRJ] 1 ex. [DZUP 092730]; “ Brasil, Bahia, 3 km a / SW de Encruzilhada, / 15.551 ° S 40.917 ° W, / 740 m, 17. xii. 2012, / P. Grossi ” “ Psyllobora / lenta / Mulsant, 1850 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo, L. M. Almeida & D. S. Basílio det. 2023 ” [white label] 1 ex. [DZUP 092726].	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945473FF8EFF2AF96CF348C2E9.taxon	discussion	Comments. Currently Psyllobora has 81 species distributed throughout the American continent, 34 species in Brazil (Almeida 1990). Ten species of Psyllobora occur in NE Brazil. Psyllobora bicongregata Boheman, 1859; P. consitoides Mader, 1958; and P. lenta Mulsant, 1850 are new records for NE Brazil.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794546CFF8EFF2AFAB1F43CC1E1.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Cryptognatha auriculata Mulsant, 1850; by subsequent designation of Crotch (1874).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794546CFF8EFF2AFAB1F43CC1E1.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Rio Grande do Norte; Pernambuco; Bahia; Alagoas; Sergipe. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Cryptognatha amabilis Gorham, 1897; Cryptognatha auriculata Mulsant, 1850 [new record for Brazil] (Fig. 19); Cryptognatha celia González & Hanley, 2019; Cryptognatha reedi Crotch, 1874; Cryptognatha shelia González & Hanley, 2019.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794546CFF8EFF2AFAB1F43CC1E1.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Cryptognatha auriculata: “ Sergipe – AJU \ I-II / 1983 \ J. M. S. Ferreira col. ” [handwritten white label] “ Cryptognatha / auriculata / Mulsant, 1850 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 1 ex. [DZUP 289974]; “ Sergipe – AJU \ I-II / 1983 \ J. M. S. Ferreira col. ” [handwritten white label] “ Cryptognatha / sp. / det. R. Gordon 85 ” [partially handwritten white label] “ Cryptognatha / auriculata / Mulsant, 1850 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 2 ex. [DZUP 289973].	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794546CFF8EFF2AFAB1F43CC1E1.taxon	discussion	Comments. The genus Cryptognatha has now twelve species occurring in Brazil, with C. auriculata being the fifth species recorded for NE Brazil (González et al. 2019).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794546DFF8FFF2AFCBEF31BC0BF.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Coccinella obscurocincta Klug, 1829; by subsequent designation of Gordon (1975).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794546DFF8FFF2AFCBEF31BC0BF.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Pernambuco; Bahia; Sergipe. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Adira obscurocincta (Klug, 1829) [new record] (Fig. 20).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794546DFF8FFF2AFCBEF31BC0BF.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Adira obscurocincta: “ Brasil, Pernambuco, \ Camaragibe, Aldeia, km \ 8.5, - 7.965 ° S / - 35.007 ° W, \ 114 m, 01. iii. 2016, em \ Aristolochia sp., Grossi leg. ” “ Adira / obscurocincta / (Klug, 1829) / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 1 ex. [CERPE 1803]; “ BRASIL, PE [Pernambuco], Camaragibe, \ Aldeia, Km 8.5, 100 m \ 01 / III / 2016, Aristolochia sp. \ P. Grossi col. ” “ Adira / obscurocincta / (Klug, 1829) / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 2 ex. [DZUP 092769, 092770]; “ BRASIL, PE [Pernambuco], Camaragibe \ Aldeia, Km 8.5, 01 / III / 2016, \ 100 m em Aristolochia sp., \ P. Grossi col. ” “ Adira / obscurocincta / (Klug, 1829) / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 1 ex. [DZUP 092768]; “ Brasil, Pernambuco / Camaragibe, PE 027 km 14 / 01 - 31. v. 2018, 140 m, luz / - 7.929 ° S, - 35.038 ° W / Grossi & Parizotto legs. ” “ Adira / obscurocincta / (Klug, 1829) / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 1 ex. [CERPE 1804]; “ Brasil, Pernambuco, / Camaragibe, PE 027, km 14, / 01 - 30. iv. 2018, 140 m - 7.929 ° S, / - 35.038 ° W ,, luz, P. C. Grossi ” “ Adira / obscurocincta / (Klug, 1829) / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 1 ex. [CERPE 1805]; “ Brasil, Pernambuco, / Camaragibe, Aldeia, PE / 027, Km 14, iv. 2019, 140 m, / - 7.929 ° S, - 35.038 ° W, / P. C. Grossi leg. ” “ Adira / obscurocincta / (Klug, 1829) / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 1 ex. [CERPE 1806].	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794546DFF8FFF2AFCBEF31BC0BF.taxon	discussion	Comments. Three of the nine species of Adira occur in Brazil (Gordon 1975). Adira is a new record for NE Brazil, due to the occurrence of Adira obscurocincta (Klug, 1829) in the region.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794546DFF8FFF2AFF54F42BC4F1.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Coccinella thoracica Fabricius, 1801; by subsequent designation of Korschefsky (1931).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794546DFF8FFF2AFF54F42BC4F1.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Maranhão; Ceará; Rio Grande do Norte; Pernambuco; Bahia; Alagoas. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Diomus boniface Gordon, 1999; Diomus caius Gordon, 1999; Diomus catherine Gordon, 1999; Diomus geniales Brèthes, 1924; Diomus leondai González, Ramos & Lemos, 2020; Diomus luke Gordon, 1999; Diomus magdalen Gordon, 1999; Diomus matthias Gordon, 1999; Diomus nabor Gordon, 1999; Diomus seminulus (Mulsant, 1850); Diomus susanna Gordon, 1999; Diomus tenuis Brèthes, 1925; Diomus tucumanus Weise, 1905; Diomus ursula Gordon, 1999.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794546DFF8FFF2AFF54F42BC4F1.taxon	discussion	Comments. Diomus is by far the most diverse genus in Brazil, with 130 species in total and fourteen of them occurring in NE Brazil (Gordon 1999; Ramos et al. 2020).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794546DFF8CFF2AF90BF576C730.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Epilachna fairmairii Mulsant, 1850; by original designation.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794546DFF8CFF2AF90BF576C730.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Bahia. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Damatula earina Gordon, 1975.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794546DFF8CFF2AF90BF576C730.taxon	discussion	Comments. Six of the ten species of Damatula occur in Brazil (Gordon 1975; González 2015), but only D. earina occurs in NE Brazil (Gordon 1975).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794546EFF8DFF2AF960F306C730.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Coccinella borealis Fabricius, 1775; by subsequent designation of Hope (1840).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794546EFF8DFF2AF960F306C730.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Ceará; Pernambuco; Bahia. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Epilachna cacica (Guérin-Méneville, 1844); Epilachna clandestina Mulsant, 1850; Epilachna marginella (Fabricius, 1787) [new record] (Fig. 21); Epilachna spreta Mulsant, 1850 [new record] (Fig. 22).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794546EFF8DFF2AF960F306C730.taxon	discussion	Comments. Although Epilachna currently has about 136 species, the number of species in Epilachna sensu stricto could be less than 80 (Tomaszewska & Szawaryn 2016; González 2023). This genus is distributed throughout the Americas, with four documented species in the cacica and mutabilis groups in NE Brazil, two of these, E. marginella and E. spreta, represent new records for this region (Gordon 1975).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794546FFF8DFF2AFE81F282C4F6.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Coccinella sparsa Herbst, 1786; by original designation.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794546FFF8DFF2AFE81F282C4F6.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Pernambuco; Bahia; Alagoas. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata (Fabricius, 1775).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794546FFF8DFF2AFE81F282C4F6.taxon	discussion	Comments. The genus is native to Asia and Oceania (Tomaszewska & Szawaryn 2016). The record of Henosepilachna for NE Brazil is due to the occurrence of the exotic H. vigintioctopunctata (Oliveira et al. 2022).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794546FFF8DFF2AFCC2F315C2CE.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Epilachna fraterna Mulsant, 1850; by subsequent designation of Korschefsky (1931).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794546FFF8DFF2AFCC2F315C2CE.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Pernambuco; Bahia. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Mada gounellei Gordon, 1975; Mada lineatopunctata (Germar, 1824).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794546FFF8DFF2AFCC2F315C2CE.taxon	discussion	Comments. Mada has 45 species and the genus is distributed throughout Central and South America (Tomaszewska & Szawaryn 2016; Szawaryn & González 2017). Fourteen species occur in Brazil, but only M. gounellei and M. lineatopunctata are documented for NE Brazil (Gordon 1975).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794546FFF8AFF2AFAB7F607C3B0.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Coccinella reppensis Herbst, 1783; by subsequent designation of Thomson (1859).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794546FFF8AFF2AFAB7F607C3B0.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Maranhão; Piauí; Ceará; Rio Grande do Norte; Paraíba; Pernambuco; Bahia; Alagoas. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Hyperaspis camargoi Gordon & Canepari, 2008; Hyperaspis conclusa Weise, 1904 [new record] (Fig. 23); Hyperaspis festiva Mulsant, 1850 [new record] (Fig. 24); Hyperaspis recordata Mulsant, 1850; Hyperaspis scutifera (Mulsant, 1850) [new record for Brazil] (Fig. 25).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794546FFF8AFF2AFAB7F607C3B0.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Hyperaspis conclusa: “ BRASIL: BA [Bahia]: MUCUGÊ / CAMpo-RupresTE [Campos rupestres] / 7 - 10 / XII- 1990 / S. T. P. AMARANTE COL ” [partially handwritten white label] “ Hyperaspis / conclusa / Weise, 1904 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 1 ex. [MZSP 52576]. Hyperaspis festiva: “ BRASIL, Maranhão, / 2014 - 2015, / Ramos, A. S. J. C. leg. ” “ Hyperaspis / festiva / Mulsant, 1850 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 2 ex. [DZUP 246590, 326991]; “ BRASIL, Piauí, UFPI, Teresina, / 05 ° 046 ’ S, 42 ° 78 ’ W, IX. 2019, / presando Brevicoryne / brassicae em “ couve / manteiga ”, L. C de Melo leg. ” “ Hyperaspis / festiva / Mulsant, 1850 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 3 ex. [DZUP 246371, 246647, 246748]; “ S. Araripe CRATO / Ceará Brasil / V- 1969 / M. Alvarenga ” “ Hyperaspis / festiva / Mulsant, 1850 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 1 ex. [DZUP 327225]; “ Mossoró – RN [Rio Grande do Norte] / (Faz. Alagoinha) / M. C. N. Chagas ” [handwritten white label] “ Hyperaspis / festiva / Mulsant, 1850 / L. M. de Almeida det. 1985 ” [partially handwritten white label] 2 ex. [DZUP 327226 – 327227]; “ NATAL / R. G. Norte [Rio Grande do Norte] Brasil / V. 1960 / M. Alvarenga leg. ” “ Hyperaspis / festiva / Mulsant, 1850 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 1 ex. [DZUP 327228]; “ PARAÍBA / 27. X. 99 / LINDEMBERG, A ” “ Amostra 4 / 30. IX. 99 / Melão ” [handwritten white label] “ Hyperaspis / festiva / Mulsant, 1850 / L. M. de Almeida det. 2001 ” [partially handwritten white label] 1 ex. [DZUP 327236]; “ PETROLINA / Pernambuco Brasil / V- 1969 / M. Alvarenga ” “ Hyperaspis / festiva / Mulsant, 1850 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 1 ex. [DZUP 327229]; “ G. J. Moraes / Petrolina-PE [Pernambuco] / 2 - 9 - 80 / BRAZIL ” “ feijão / macassar / BRAZIL ” [partially handwritten white label] “ Hyperaspis / festiva / Mulsant, 1850 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 1 ex. [DZUP 327230]; “ G. J. Moraes / Petrolina-PE [Pernambuco] / 11 - 9 - 80 / BRAZIL ” “ Vigna / BRAZIL ” [partially handwritten white label] “ Hyperaspis / festiva / Mulsant, 1850 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 1 ex. [DZUP 327231]; “ G. J. de Moraes / Petrolina-PE [Pernambuco] / 19 - 11 - 81 / BRAZIL ” “ V. / unguiculata / BRAZIL ” [partially handwritten white label] “ Hyperaspis sp. ” [handwritten white label] “ Hyperaspis / festiva / Mulsant, 1850 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 1 ex. [DZUP 092641]; “ G. J. de Moraes / Petrolina-PE [Pernambuco] / 19 - 11 - 81 / BRAZIL ” “ Vigna / unguiculata / BRAZIL ” [partially handwritten white label] “ Hyperaspis / festiva / Mulsant, 1850 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 1 ex. [DZUP 327237]; “ LIVR. DO BRUMADO / BA [Bahia] - Brasil VII- 1961 / S. Laroca leg. ” “ Hyperaspis / festiva / Mulsant, 1850 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 2 ex. [DZUP 327232 – 327233]; “ MARACÁS – BA [Bahia] / BRASIL IX- 65 / F. M. Oliveira ” “ Hyperaspis / festiva / Mulsant, 1850 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 1 ex. [DZUP 327234]; “ Brasil, Bahia, Restinga da / Praia de Itaquena - \ Trancoso, ix-xi- 2009, \ manual, bromélia - \ 16,654 ° S / - 39,099 ° W, T. / G. Souza leg. B 1208 ” “ Hyperaspis / festiva / Mulsant, 1850 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 1 ex. [DZUP 327235]. Hyperaspis scutifera: “ Brasil, PB [Paraíba], S Terezinha. / Fazenda Tamanduá / 11. X. 10 Reserva B 2 / Messias. K. D. V. S. ” “ Hyperaspis / scutifera / (Mulsant, 1850) / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 1 ex. [DZUP 327243]; “ Brasil, PB [Paraíba], S Terezinha / Fazenda Tamnduá [Tamanduá] / 26. IV. 10 Reseva [Reserva] B 1 / Messias, K, D, [V], S. ” “ Hyperaspis / scutifera / (Mulsant, 1850) / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 1 ex. [DZUP 327245]; “ Brasil, PB [Paraíba], S. Terezinha / Faz. Tamanduá Arm. A 2 / 25. VI. 2012 F. Ciliar / R. S. Guedes col. ” “ Hyperaspis / scutifera / (Mulsant, 1850) / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 1 ex. [DZUP 327244]; “ Brasil, PB [Paraíba], S. Terezinha / Faz. Tamanduá Arm. A 2 / 15. IX. 2012 F. Ciliar / R. S. Guedes col. ” “ Hyperaspis / scutifera / (Mulsant, 1850) / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 1 ex. [DZUP 327246].	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794546FFF8AFF2AFAB7F607C3B0.taxon	discussion	Comments. Hyperaspis is distributed throughout the Americas and the Old World (Gordon & Canepari 2008). Of the 78 species of this genus recorded for South America, 36 species occur in Brazil (Gordon & Canepari 2008; Gordon & González 2011). Hyperaspis conclusa and H. festiva represent the third and fourth species to be recorded for NE Brazil. Hyperaspis scutifera represents the fifth documented occurrence for the region and a novel record for Brazil.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945468FF8AFF2AFA01F5BAC14B.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Hyperaspis bisquinquepustulata Fabricius, 1801; by monotypy.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945468FF8AFF2AFA01F5BAC14B.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Ceará; Rio Grande do Norte; Paraíba; Pernambuco; Bahia. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Tenuisvalvae notata (Mulsant, 1850).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945468FF8AFF2AFA01F5BAC14B.taxon	discussion	Comments. Tenuisvalvae is distributed in Central and South America (Gordon & Canepari 2008). Seven of the thirteen species of this genus occur in Brazil, but only T. notata occurs in Northeast Brazil (Gordon & Canepari 2008; González 2010; 2015; Santos et al. 2017).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945469FF88FF2AFA1FF677C748.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Nomius cruentatus Mulsant, 1846; by monotypy.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945469FF88FF2AFA1FF677C748.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Alagoas. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Novius cardinalis (Mulsant, 1850) [new record] (Fig. 26).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945469FF88FF2AFA1FF677C748.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Novius cardinalis: “ BRASIL, PE [Pernambuco], Camaragibe \ Aldeia, Km 8.5 \ II / 2016. P. Grossi col. ” “ Novius / cardinalis / (Mulsant, 1850) / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 1 ex. [CERPE 1807]; “ Maceió-AL [Alagoas] / 11. IV. 1993 / LIMA, I. M. de M. ” “ Rodolia / cardinalis / Muls. ” [handwritten white label] “ Novius / cardinalis / (Mulsant, 1850) / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 9 ex. [DZUP 185615, 185616].	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945469FF88FF2AFA1FF677C748.taxon	discussion	Comments. This genus occurs throughout the planet, but mainly in the Old World (Pang et al. 2020). Six species of Novius occur naturally in the New World, with no known occurrences in Brazil until now (Gordon 1972 a; Pang et al. 2020). This is the first record of the tribe and Novius for Northeast Brazil, due to the occurrence of the exotic N. cardinalis.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794546AFF88FF2AFE34F375C3D4.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Zenoria revestita Mulsant, 1850; by subsequent designation of Crotch (1874).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794546AFF88FF2AFE34F375C3D4.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Paraíba; Pernambuco; Bahia; Alagoas. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Zenoria linteolata Mulsant, 1850 [new record] (Fig. 27); Zenoria luciae González & Honour, 2012; Zenoria revestita Mulsant, 1850 [new record] (Fig. 28).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794546AFF88FF2AFE34F375C3D4.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Zenoria linteolata: “ Brasil, AL [Alagoas], Rio Largo, / Centro de Ciências / Agrárias da UFAL / 05. III. 2019, Folha de / Morinda citrifolia, / M. S. Lima col. ” “ Zenoria linteolata / Mulsant, 1850 / Santos, P. B. det 2019 ” [white label] 9 ex. [DZUP 092632, 092633, 092634, 092635, 092636, 092637, 092638, 092639, 092640] [♂, ♀]. Zenoria revestita: “ Brasil, PE [Pernambuco], Camaragibe \ Aldeia. Km 8.5 \ II / 2016. P. Grossi col. ” “ Zenoria / revestita / Mulsant, 1850 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 1 ex. [DZUP 289889]; “ Brasil, Pernambuco, / Camaragibe, PE 027, Km / 14, 01 - 31. xii. 2018, 140 m, / - 7.929 ° S, - 35.038 ° W, / P. C. Grossi leg. ” “ Zenoria / revestita / Mulsant, 1850 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 1 ex. [CERPE 1808]; “ Brasil, Pernambuco, / Camaragibe, PE 027, Km 14, / 01 - 30. vi. 2018, 140 m - 7.929 ° S, / - 35.038 ° W, P. C. Grossi ” “ Zenoria / revestita / Mulsant, 1850 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 1 ex. [CERPE 1809]; “ Brasil, Alagoas, \ Maceió \ 06 / IX / 1991 \ I. M. de M. Lima leg. ” “ Zenoria / revestita / Mulsant, 1850 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” “ ♂ ” [white label] 2 ex. [DZUP 245985, 245998]; “ Ipioca, Maceió – AL [Alagoas] \ 31 / 03 / 96 \ Lima, I. M. Leg. ” “ Em: / Cochonilha de / amoreira ” “ Zenoria / revestita / Mulsant, 1850 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 1 ex. [DZUP 131922]; “ Muritiba – Ba [Bahia] / São José – Citros / M. branca e ortézia ” [white label] “ Exoplectra / calcarata / Germar, 1824 ” [handwritten white label] “ Zenoria / revestita / Mulsant, 1850 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” “ ♀ ” [white label] 1 ex. [DZUP 245981]; “ BRAZIL / Bahia / Dr. G. Bondar ” [white label] “ Ladoria / rudepunctata / var. ♂ ♀ Crotch / D. J. Atkinson det. 1949 ” “ COM. INST. ENT. / COLL. NO. 11290 ” [partially handwritten white label] “ Zenoria / revestita / Mulsant, 1850 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” “ ♀ ” [white label] 1 ex. [MNRJ].	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794546AFF88FF2AFE34F375C3D4.taxon	discussion	Comments. Zenoria has limited distribution to South America and Panama (Santos 2014; Santos & González 2016). This genus has 39 species (Santos & González 2016; Duarte-de-Mélo et al. 2025), of which eighteen occur in Brazil (Santos 2014; Santos & González 2016; Duarte-de-Mélo et al. 2025). Zenoria linteolata and Z. revestita represent the second and third species to be recorded for NE Brazil (Guedes et al. 2019).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794546AFF89FF2AF981F413C7A5.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Oeneis nigrans Mulsant, 1850; by subsequent designation of Crotch (1874).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794546AFF89FF2AF981F413C7A5.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Rio Grande do Norte; Pernambuco. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Calloeneis kara Gordon & Hanley, 2020; Calloeneis roxanne Gordon & Hanley, 2020 [new record] (Fig. 29).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794546AFF89FF2AF981F413C7A5.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Calloeneis roxanne: “ NATAL, Est. RN [Rio Grande do Norte]. / Protásio Melo / leg. / 12 - 11 - 1953 ” [partially handwritten white label] “ 360 ” “ Coleção / Ferraciolli / São Paulo-SP ” “ Calloeneis / roxanne / Gordon & Hanley, 2020 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 2 ex. [MZSP 52589]; “ Brasil, Pernambuco, / Paudalho, Acerolândia, / ix. 2017, 160 m, - 7.850 ° S, / - 35.250 ° W, P. Grossi & / D. Parizotto legs. ” “ Calloeneis / roxanne / Gordon & Hanley, 2020 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 1 ex. [CERPE 1810].	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794546AFF89FF2AF981F413C7A5.taxon	discussion	Comments. Six of the 21 Calloeneis species are known to occur in Brazil, with C. roxanne representing the second species record for NE Brazil (Gordon et al. 2020).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794546BFF89FF2AFE35F6DCC561.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Pentilia egena Mulsant, 1850; by subsequent designation of Crotch (1874).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794546BFF89FF2AFE35F6DCC561.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Pernambuco; Bahia; Alagoas. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Pentilia egena Mulsant, 1850; Pentilia nichole Gordon & González, 2019.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794546BFF89FF2AFE35F6DCC561.taxon	discussion	Comments. Five of the 21 Pentilia species occur in Brazil, but only P. egena and P. nichole are found in NE Brazil (Gordon et al. 2019).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794546BFF89FF2AFC2DF39DC2C1.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Poria cyanea Mulsant, 1850; by subsequent designation of Crotch (1874).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794546BFF89FF2AFC2DF39DC2C1.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Bahia. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Poria caesia Mulsant, 1850.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794546BFF89FF2AFC2DF39DC2C1.taxon	discussion	Comments. Poria caesia is the only record of this genus for NE Brazil (Crotch 1874).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794546BFF89FF2AFA8DF7ECC09B.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Cephaloscymnus ornatus Horn, 1895; by subsequent designation of Korschefsky (1931).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794546BFF89FF2AFA8DF7ECC09B.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Rio Grande do Norte; Paraíba; Pernambuco; Alagoas. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Zagloba beaumonti Casey, 1899.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794546BFF89FF2AFA8DF7ECC09B.taxon	discussion	Comments. The genus is distributed throughout the New World (Gordon 1985). Zagloba beaumonti occurs in NE Brazil, and is the only species known from Brazil (Lima et al. 1992; Guedes et al. 2019; González & Větrovec 2021).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794546BFF86FF2AF8C4F339C6D5.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Carinoscymnus chapadaensis Gordon, 2007; by original designation.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794546BFF86FF2AF8C4F339C6D5.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Maranhão. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Carinoscymnus bachmanni Gordon, 2007.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C18794546BFF86FF2AF8C4F339C6D5.taxon	discussion	Comments. Carinoscymnus has a distribution restricted to South America, consisting of six species, four of these occur in Brazil, but only C. bachmanni occurs in NE Brazil (Gordon 2007 b).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945464FF86FF2AFEA5F5D1C491.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Nephaspis gorhami Casey, 1899; by subsequent designation of Gordon (1972 b).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945464FF86FF2AFEA5F5D1C491.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Rio Grande do Norte; Pernambuco. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Nephaspis cocois Gordon, 1972.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945464FF86FF2AFEA5F5D1C491.taxon	discussion	Comments. There are 46 species of Nephaspis distributed throughout the New World; 27 occur in South America, with sixteen in Brazil (Gordon 1996 b; González 2009). The record of this genus for NE Brazil is only due to Nephaspis cocois Gordon, 1972 (Gordon 1996 b).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945464FF86FF2AFCE1F3BEC289.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Scymnus flavifrons Melsheimer, 1847; by subsequent designation of Gordon (1976).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945464FF86FF2AFCE1F3BEC289.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Pernambuco (oceanic archipelago of Fernando de Noronha and continental territory); Bahia; Alagoas. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Scymnobius obscurus (Mulsant, 1850); Scymnobius pernambucensis Giorgi & González, 2014.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945464FF86FF2AFCE1F3BEC289.taxon	discussion	Comments. There are eleven species of Scymnobius in South America, three in Brazil, with S. obscurus and S. pernambucensis occuring in NE Brazil (Gordon & González 2002; Giorgi & González 2014).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945464FF86FF2AFB19F54BC145.taxon	description	108. Scymnus (Pullus) Mulsant, 1846: 241; Gordon, 1987: 31 – 32; Gordon, 2000: 58. Anisoscymnus Crotch, 1874: 273; Weise, 1891: 391. Scymnomorpha Blackburn, 1892: 242; Ślipiński, 2007: 108. Nipponopullus Kamiya, 1961: 284; Ślipiński, 2007: 108. Scymnus (Paucus) Duverger, 1990: 67; Ślipiński et al., 2012: 680. Type species: Scymnus nigrinus Kugelann, 1794; by subsequent designation of Korschefsky (1931).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945464FF86FF2AFB19F54BC145.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Maranhão; Piauí; Ceará; Pernambuco (oceanic archipelago of Fernando de Noronha); Rio Grande do Norte; Paraíba; Bahia; Alagoas. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Scymnus (Pullus) cerinotum Gordon, 2000; Scymnus (Pullus) demerarensis Gordon, 2000; Scymnus (Pullus) rubicundus Erichson, 1847.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945464FF86FF2AFB19F54BC145.taxon	discussion	Comments. Only Scymnus (Pullus) occurs in South America with 28 species, ten of which are found in Brazil, with three in Northeast Brazil (Gordon 2000). The exotic S. (Scymnus) interruptus (Goeze, 1777) also occurs in South America (González et al. 2019).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945465FF87FF2AF9EEF5FCC19C.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Coccidophilus citricola Brèthes, 1905; by original designation.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945465FF87FF2AF9EEF5FCC19C.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Rio Grande do Norte; Paraíba; Pernambuco; Alagoas. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Coccidophilus citricola Brèthes, 1905.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945465FF87FF2AF9EEF5FCC19C.taxon	discussion	Comments. Coccidophilus has 19 described species (Escalona & Ślipiński 2012; González 2012; Honour & González 2016). The record of the genus for NE Brazil is solely due to the occurrence of Coccidophilus citricola Brèthes, 1905 (Carvalho et al. 1978; González 2012).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945465FF87FF2AFCC7F7ECC344.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Coccinella sexguttata Gyllenhal, 1808; by subsequent designation of Korschefsky (1931).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945465FF87FF2AFCC7F7ECC344.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Pernambuco. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Pharoscymnus flexibilis (Mulsant, 1853) [new record] (Fig. 30).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945465FF87FF2AFCC7F7ECC344.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Pharoscymnus flexibilis: “ Serra Talhada, PE [Pernambuco], BR / 15 - III- 1993 / A. B. R. Santos col / (palma forrageira) “ Neojauravia naeida / Gordon & Almeida, 1991 / L. M. Almeida det. 1994 ” “ Pharoscymnus / flexibilis / (Mulsant, 1853) / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023 ” [white label] 3 ex. [DZUP 227998, 227999, 228003].	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945465FF87FF2AFCC7F7ECC344.taxon	discussion	Comments. The genus has a natural distribution throughout the Old World (Poorani & Booth, 2006). This is the first record of Sticholotidini for NE Brazil, due to the occurrence of the exotic Pharoscymnus flexibilis (Mulsant, 1853).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945465FF87FF2AFF54F5C4C49E.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Stethorus punctillum Weise, 1891; by subsequent designation of Korschefsky (1931).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945465FF87FF2AFF54F5C4C49E.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Rio Grande do Norte; Paraíba; Pernambuco; Bahia, Alagoas; Sergipe. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Stethorus brasilensis Gordon & Chapin, 1983; Stethorus fractus Gordon & Chapin, 1983; Stethorus grossepunctatus Gordon & Chapin, 1983; Stethorus murilloi Gordon, 1982; Stethorus tridens Gordon, 1982.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945465FF87FF2AFF54F5C4C49E.taxon	discussion	Comments. At least ten species of this genus occur in South America, and all five species that occur in Brazil also occur in NE Brazil (Gordon & Chapin 1983).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945466FF85FF2AFF54F514C12A.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Oeneis pusilla LeConte, 1852; by subsequent designation of Korschefsky (1931).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945466FF85FF2AFF54F514C12A.taxon	distribution	Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Rio Grande do Norte; Paraíba; Pernambuco (oceanic archipelago of Fernando de Noronha and continental territory); Bahia; Alagoas. Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Delphastus argentinicus Nunenmacher, 1937; Delphastus davidsoni Gordon, 1994 [new record] (Fig. 31); Delphastus punctum Gordon, 1994.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945466FF85FF2AFF54F514C12A.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Delphastus davidsoni: “ Cruz das Almas / BA [Bahia]. 08.09.98 / Edimilson, S. S. ” “ Delphastus / davidsoni / Gordon / Det.: G. González 2011 ” [partially handwritten white label] 1 ex. [DZUP 144103]; “ Cruz das Almas / BA [Bahia]. 08.09.98 / Edimilson, S. S. ” “ Delphastus / davidsoni / Gordon / Det.: G. González 2011 ” [partially handwritten white label] “ ♀ ” [white label] 1 ex. [DZUP 144106].	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945466FF85FF2AFF54F514C12A.taxon	discussion	Comments. Delphastus is distributed throughout the New World and has 27 species: eighteen occur in South America, five in Brazil, and three in the northeast of the latter (Gordon 1994 a). Delphastus davidsoni is a new record for NE Brazil. As seen above, there are seven new records of Coccinellidae genera for NE Brazil: Pseudoryssomus (Chnoodini); Rhyzobius (Coccidulini); Harmonia (Coccinellini); Paraneda (Coccinellini); Adira (Epilachnini); Novius (Noviini); and Pharoscymnus (Sticholotidini). Four of these new records are of exotic species: Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773); Novius cardinalis (Mulsant, 1850); Pharoscymnus flexibilis (Mulsant, 1853); and Rhyzobius lophantae (Blaisdell, 1892). Two of them are new records for Brazil: Pseudoryssomus and Rhyzobius. Two new records of tribes are also made for NE Brazil: Noviini and Sticholotidini. Table 1 summarizes all species belonging to the aforementioned tribes and genera, highlighting new records and distribution by State of NE Brazil.	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
03C187945467FFBFFF2AF8B6F41BC13E.taxon	description	Below are presented the two subfamilies with representatives for NE Brazil — Coccinellinae Latreille, 1807 (129 species, 19 tribes) and Microweiseinae Leng, 1920 (four species, two tribes) (Table 1). Of the 133 species of Coccinellidae that occur in NE Brazil, 29 represent new records (Figs 2 – 31; Table 1): three of Brachiacanthini (Cyrea maxine; Dilatitibialis laterinotata; and Serratitibia shirley); seven of Chnoodini (Chnoodes nigra, C. tarsalis; Coeliaria castanea; Exoplectra batesii, E. columba; Gordonoryssomus everardoi; and Pseudoryssomus brulei), one of Coccidulini (Rhyzobius lophanthae), five of Coccinellini (Harmonia axyridis; Paraneda pallidula; Psyllobora bicongregata, P. consitoides and P. lenta), one of Cryptognathini (Cryptognatha auriculata), three of Epilachnini (Adira obscurocincta; Epilachna marginella and E. spreta), three of Hyperaspidini (Hyperaspis conclusa, H. festiva and H. scutifera), one of Noviini (Novius cardinalis), two of Ortaliini (Zenoria linteolata and Z. revestita), one of Pentiliini (Calloeneis roxanne), one of Sticholotidini (Pharoscymnus flexibilis) and one of Serangiini (Delphastus davidsoni). Of these, four are new species records for Brazil: Cryptognatha auriculata; Hyperaspis scutifera; Pseudoryssomus brulei; and Rhyzobius lophanthae. In addition, of the species mentioned as new records, four of them are exotic: Harmonia axyridis; Novius cardinalis; Pharoscymnus flexibilis; and Rhyzobius lophanthae. This means that the number of exotic species in the region increases from six to ten, and now represents about 7.7 % of the family’s diversity in the region. The record of Harmonia axyridis in Maranhão deserves to be highlighted because it represents a threat to the local Coccinellidae fauna: it is a species that has harmed native species in other regions of the world and in Brazil, where it was also introduced (Almeida & Silva 2002). Some species — Azya luteipes; Cycloneda sanguinea; Hyperaspis festiva; Psyllobora confluens; and Zagreus bimaculosus — appear to be common across the entire territorial extension of the Northeast, as they have been confirmed to occur in almost all States in the region. Since the territories of some States (Maranhão, Ceará and Rio Grande do Norte) practically correspond to a single biome or ecotone (IBGE 2023) and some species occur in several States in the region, it can be said that their distributions do not seem be delimited by biomes, corresponding concomitantly to areas of Caatinga, Cerrado, Mata Atlântica and ecotones. That is the case for the native species Azya luteipes; Brachiacantha bahiensis and B. groendali; Cycloneda sanguinea; Exoplectra calcarata; Hyperaspis camargoi and H. festiva; Jaguarita conjugata; Psyllobora confluens and P. picturata; Tenuisvalvae notata; Zagreus bimaculosus; and for the exotics Chilocorus nigritus and Hippodamia convergens. Only five species are recorded for the oceanic archipelago of Fernando de Noronha: Chilocorus nigritus; Delphastus punctum; Scymnobius pernambucensis; Scymnus (Pullus) cerinotum and S. (Pullus) rubicundus. The record of S. (Pullus) cerinotum for the archipelago is the only record of this species for NE Brazil: the other record of this species in Brazil is for “ Chapada ” (Gordon 2001).	en	Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De, Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura (2025): A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5728 (3): 451-495, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.2
