title: A new species of Spiroberotha Adams 1989 (Neuroptera: Berothidae) and the first record of the genus in Brazil.
abstract: The genus Spiroberotha Adams, 1989 is classified in Berothidae (Neuroptera) with two described species: S. fernandezi Adams, 1989 from Venezuela and S. sanctarosae Adams, 1989 from Colombia, Costa Rica and Venezuela. Here we describe a new species, S. tocantinensis n. sp., from Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil. This is the first record of the genus in Brazil, extending its geographical distribution.
authors.affiliation: Texas A & M University - TAMU, Department of Entomology, College Station, TX, USA.; Email: rjpmachado@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Renato Jose Pires
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Machado
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Tocantins - UFT, Coordenação de Ciências Biológicas, Porto Nacional, TO, Brazil.; Email: tkkrolow@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Tiago Kütter
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Krolow
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D007313:Insecta / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D013045:Species Specificity