title: Elanela Rolston revisited (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae): new distributional records and description of new species.
abstract: Menidini is highly diverse in the Paleartic and Afrotropical regions. Only two genera, Rio Kirkaldy and Elanela Rolston, are currently known from the Neotropical region. Here we describe five new species of Elanela: E. nigrofemorata sp. nov., E. diamphidiosa sp. nov., E. rafaeli sp. nov., E. fernandesi sp. nov., and E. scutomaculata sp. nov. The generic diagnosis of Elanela is modified to accommodate the new species and a dichotomous key is provided.
authors.affiliation: Depto. de Zoologia & PPG Biologia Animal , Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, 91501-970, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Email: jocelia@ufrgs.br.
authors.forename: Jocelia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Grazia
authors.affiliation: Depto. de Zoologia & PPG Biologia Animal , Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, 91501-970, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Lurdiana Dayse De
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Barros
authors.affiliation: Depto. de Zoologia & PPG Biologia Animal , Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, 91501-970, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Kim Ribeiro
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Barão
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D020062:Heteroptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D013045:Species Specificity; D014481:United States