Chnoodes brasiliensis Korschefsky, 1935 (Figure 1) Chnoodes brasiliensis Korschefsky, 1935: 254; Blackwelder, 1945: 450. Material examined. BRAZIL: Ceará: Iguatá, IX.1939, 1 specimen (DZUP). Bahia: Maracás, 19.XI.1965, Depto Zool. UF-Paraná, F.M. Oliveira leg., 1 specimen (DZUP). Minas Gerais: Belo Horizonte (campus UFMG), 26.XI–2. XII.1991, 1 specimen; 18–21. VI.1991, 1 specimen, A.F. Kumagai (DZUP); Ijaci, 07.VIII.2001, L.V.C. Santa-Cecília leg., 1 specimen (DZUP); Lagoa Santa, Rhils., 2 specimens (ZMUC); Lambari, II.1924, 15495, J. Guerin leg., 1 specimen (IBSP); Catas Altas (Serra do Caraça), 1380 m, XI.1961, Kloss, Lenko, Martins & Silva leg., 2 specimens (MZSP); Varginha, IX.1961, M. Alvarenga leg., 4 specimens (DZUP); Vila Monte Verde, 10.XII.1969, 9279, J. Halik leg., 1 specimen (MZSP). Rio de Janeiro: Teresópolis (Parque Nacional [da] Serra dos Órgãos), XI.2006, Vivian leg., 1 specimen (DZUP). São Paulo: Barueri, I.1966, K. Lenko leg., 2 specimens (MZSP, DZUP); Campinas, F.C.C.65, 1 specimen (MNRJ); Campos do Jordão (Estação Eugênio Lefevre), 1200 m, 4–8.IX.1953, Pd. Pereira & Medeiros leg., 1 specimen (MZSP); Campos do Jordão, 14.XII.1944, F. Lane leg., 1 specimen (MZSP); Diadema, 12.II.1961, Reichardt leg., 2 specimens (MZSP, DZUP); Itú (Fazenda Pau d’Alho), II.1959, U. Martins leg., 1 specimen (MZSP); Parque Estado São Paulo, 16.I.1940, 1038, J. Halik leg., 1 specimen (MZSP); Salesópolis (Estação Biológica [de] Boracéia), 14–18.XI.1973, Exp. Mus. Zool. leg., 1 specimen (MZSP); São José do Barreiro (Serra da Bocaina), 1689 m, III.1973, Coleção M. Alvarenga, F. M. Oliveira leg., 1 specimen (MZSP); São Paulo (Cantareira), II.1962, J. Halik leg., 2 specimens (MZSP, DZUP); São Paulo (Horto Florestal), 11.XII.1959, 3570, J. Halik leg., 1 specimen (MZSP); São Paulo (Zoológico Água Funda), 17.III.1961, K. Lenko leg., 1 specimen (MZSP). Paraná: Fênix (Reserva Est. - ITCF), Malaise, 26.I.1987, 1 specimen; 10.XI.1986, 2 specimens; 24.XI.1986, 1 specimen; 13.X.1986, 1 specimen; 06.X.1986, 1 specimen, Lev. Ent. PROFAUPAR (DZUP); Guarapuava (Gp. PR H.U., 53), III.1988, Hipólito Schneider leg., 1 specimen (DZUP); Telêmaco Borba (Reserva Samuel Klabin), Malaise, 20.X.1986, Lev. Ent. PROFAUPAR leg., 1 specimen (DZUP). Santa Catarina: Joinville, Dirings leg., 1 specimen (MZSP); Seara (Nova Teutônia), 27º11’B 52º23’L, 7.X.1937, 1 specimen; 16.IX.1948, 1 specimen; X.1940, 1 specimen; 4.VI.1937, 1 specimen; 30.V.1951, 1 specimen; XII.1980, 1 specimen, Fritz Plaumann leg. (DZUP); Seara (Nova Teutonia), III.1935, B. Pohl leg., 1 specimen (MZSP). Rio Grande do Sul: Derrubadas (Parque Estadual do Turvo), 05.V.2004, I. Heydrich leg., 1 specimen; 22.X.2004, L. Podgaiski leg., 1 specimen (FZRS); Derrubadas, (Parque Estadual do Turvo, Estrada para Garcia), 27º13’23.9”S 53º59’24.1”W, 28.IV.2005, I. Heydrich leg., 1 specimen (FZRS); Derrubadas, (Parque Estadual do Turvo, Estrada para Garcia), 27º14’12,9”S 53º58’43,2”W, 29.IV.2005, R. Ott leg., 1 specimen (FZRS). Male. Length 2.72–3.32 mm, width 2.32–2.98 mm. Body elongate-oval with sparse yellowish pubescence. General color yellowish brown, pronotum with central black spot; scutellum black or yellow. Elytra yellowish brown, with quadrangular black spot in middle of elytra and two on lateral margin of each elytron, one elongated below humeral callus, and another transversely elongated spot on apex (Figs 1 A–D). Antennae, mouthparts, hypomera, epipleura and legs yellowish brown, femur sometimes dark brown (Fig. 1 B). Meso- and metasternum and anterior half of first abdominal ventrite black. Genitalia symmetrical; basal lobe shorter than parameres, acuminate at apex (Fig. 1 E). Parameres elongated, slightly widened, with long bristles throughout their length, these bristles shorter at base (Fig. 1 F). Sipho with emarginate apex and elongated siphonal capsule (Fig. 1 G). Female. Length 2.80–4.00 mm, width 2.24–3.08 mm. Coxites longer than wide, subtriangular; apex mammilliform, with long bristles (Fig. 1 H). Spermatheca C-shaped, elongated with rounded apex (Fig. 1 I). Geographical distribution. Brazil (CE, BA, MG, RJ, SP, PR, SC, RS). Remarks. Chnoodes brasiliensis (Fig. 1) is most similar to C. pentagona (Fig. 4), but is clearly distinguished by the arrangement of spots on the elytra, and the pattern of the genitalia.

Published as part of Krüger, Thaysa C., Castro-Guedes, Camila F. & Almeida, Lúcia M., 2016, Two new species of Chnoodes Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from Brazil, pp. 269-283 in Zootaxa 4078 (1) on pages 271-273, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4078.1.24, http://zenodo.org/record/260660