title: Three new species of Macrelmis Motschulsky, 1859 (Coleoptera: Elmidae: Elminae) from the Brazilian Cerrado Biome with updated key for the Macrelmis of Brazil.
abstract: Three new species of Macrelmis Motschulsky, 1859 (Macrelmis bispo sp. nov., Macrelmis froehlichi sp. nov., and Macrelmis nessimiani sp. nov.) are herein described and illustrated. The species were collected from several streams in Goiás State, Brazil, a formerly unknown region concerning Elmidae fauna. We also provide an updated key for the Macrelmis species of Brazil.
authors.affiliation: Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo (MZUSP); Setor de Entomologia; Laboratório de Sistemática, Evolução e Bionomia de Coleoptera; Avenida Nazaré, 481, Ipiranga, CEP: 04263-000, São Paulo-SP, Brazil; Email: felipefranciscobarbosa@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Felipe Francisco
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.affiliation: Institut de Biologia Evolutiva (CSIC-UPF); CP: 08003, 37-49, Barcelona, Spain; Email: andrelmis@gmail.com.
authors.forename: André Silva
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Goiás; Campus Samambaia; Instituto de Ciências Biológicas; Departamento de Ecologia; LAMARH (Laboratório de Meio Ambiente e Recursos Hídricos); CP: 131, CEP: 74001-970, Goiânia-GO, Brazil CNPq Fellow (PQ-Proc. 303835/2009-5, PIBIC-SAP 33226).; Email: lego@icb.ufg.br.
authors.forename: Leandro Gonçalves
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Oliveira
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D008297:Male