title: Update on the Brazilian coastal species of Bledius Leach (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Oxytelinae) with the description of two new species.
abstract: Based on the paratype of Bledius caribbeanus, its distribution is corrected, not occurring in Brazil, and its morphology is compared to B. hermani; two new Bledius species from the coast of Brazil are described; B. externus is redescribed and here for the first time recorded in Brazil and the key to identification of Brazilian coastal Bledius is updated.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Paraná, Setor Palotina, Rua Pioneiro, 2153, Jardim Dallas, Palotina, PR, Brazil; Email: jesscastrobio@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Jessica Cristina De
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Castro
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Paraná, Setor Palotina, Rua Pioneiro, 2153, Jardim Dallas, Palotina, PR, Brazil; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Edilson
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Caron
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Departamento de Engenharia de Pesca e Aquicultura, Avenida Marechal Rondon, s/n, Jardim Rosa Elze, São Cristóvão, SE, Brazil; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Leonardo Cruz Da
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Rosa
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D001938:Brazil; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size