Aulonochares novoairensis sp. nov. Figs 1 D–F, 2F, G, 3

Type material.

Holotype (♂): "BRAZIL: Amazonas: Novo Airão; 2°41'2.2878"S, 60°56'18.24"W; 60 m; detrital pools in forest along sides of blackwater creek; 9.vi.2017; leg. Benetti; BR17-0609-04B" (INPA). Paratype (1): Same data as holotype (SEMC, DNA voucher specimen SLE 1268).

Differential diagnosis.

Aulonochares novoairensis can be distinguished by its yellowish brown general coloration (Fig. 1 D–F), and the shape of the aedeagus, which is widened at 2/3, with cylindrical median lobe (Fig. 2G).

Description.

Body length 6.3-6.9 mm, width 3.4-3.6 mm. General coloration yellowish brown (Fig. 1 D–F). Aedeagus (Fig. 2G) with outer margins of parameres sinuate, widest along 2/3; median lobe cylindrical, somewhat acute at apex.

Etymology.

Named after Novo Airão municipality in the state of Amazonas in Brazil.

Distribution.

Currently only known from a single locality in the central Amazon near Manaus (Fig. 3).

Remarks.

The single collection of this species was from densely forested, shallow detrital pools immediately adjacent to a blackwater stream.