title: The genus Zelurus Hahn, 1826, in Brazilian caves: description of new species and comments on the potential distribution of the genus in South America.
abstract: A survey on species of the genus Zelurus Hahn, 1826 (Reduviidae) occurring in Brazilian caves is provided. Zelurus tambejua sp. n. and Zelurus gerevatinga sp. n. collected from caves in Brazil are described. Comments about the current and potential distribution of the genus as a whole and of species of Zelurus found in caves for South America are also provided.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Estudos em Biologia Subterrânea, Setor de Zoologia Geral, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Marina Izabel Grave
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.affiliation: Centro de Estudos em Biologia Subterrânea, Setor de Zoologia Geral, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Email: drops@dbi.ufla.br.
authors.forename: Rodrigo Lopes
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Diptera, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Av. Brasil, 4365, 21040-360, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Hélcio R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Gil-Santana
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D059552:Caves; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D020064:Reduviidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D013020:South America; D013045:Species Specificity