Neorhyssemus Gordon & Pittino 1992

Genus Neorhyssemus Gordon & Pittino, 1992 Diagnosis Length 1.7 – 2.1 mm. Body elongate, broadened posteriorly, dark testaceous. Head with clypeus granulate and sinuate medially; frontoclypeal suture visible, grooved. Pronotum with five transverse ridges; posteromedial longitudinal furrow present. Elytra with interstriae alternately carinate. First metatarsomere cylindrical, somewhat dilated posteriorly. Remarks Neorhyssemus has four recognized species reported from Brazil and Guyana (Gordon & Cartwright 1980). For key to all its species see Gordon & Cartwright (1980) (as Rhyssemus). Key to species of Neorhyssemus from Brazil (adapted from Gordon & Cartwright 1980) (Portuguese version in Supp. file 1) 1. Elytra rounded laterally. Longitudinal ridges of pronotum completely dividing four transverse ridges ............................................................................ N. intrinsecus (Gordon & Cartwright, 1980) – Elytra parallel sided. Longitudinal ridges dividing only three transverse ridges ............................. 2 2. Longitudinal pronotal ridges joined anteriorly, extending to short transverse ridge ...................... ............................................................................ N. quinquecostatus (Schmidt, 1911) (Fig. 28B) – Longitudinal pronotal ridges not joined anteriorly, not extending to short transverse ridge ......... ..................................................................... N. lineatus (Gordon & Cartwright, 1980) (Fig. 28C)