Novius Mulsant, 1850

Novius Mulsant, 1850 View in CoL

Nomius Mulsant, 1846: 213 View in CoL ; 1850: 942.

Novius Mulsant, 1846 View in CoL : [add.] 4; 1850: 942; Crotch, 1874: 282; Chapuis, 1876: 212; Korschefsky, 1931: 97; Gordon, 1987: 34; Pang et al., 2020: 4 View Cited Treatment .

Rodolia Mulsant, 1850: 902 View in CoL ; Korschefsky, 1931: 98; Sasaji, 1971: 233; Gordon, 1972a: 25; Gordon, 1985: 665; Gordon & Hilburn, 1990: 291; Ślipiński, 2007: 141; Iqbal et al., 2018: 1104.

Rodolia ( Macronovius) Weise, 1885: 63 ; 1895: 149.

Eurodolia Weise, 1895: 149 ; Ślipiński, 2007: 141.

Anovia Casey, 1908: 408 View in CoL ; Gordon, 1972a: 26; Iqbal et al., 2018: 1104.

Type species: Nomius cruentatus Mulsant, 1846 ; by monotypy.

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 View FIGURES 26–31 ).

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 View Materials , 185616 View Materials ] .

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 1972a; 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 .