Ephydrolithus teli sp. nov. Figs 5 E–H, 7E, 8, 9D

Type material.

Holotype (♂): "BRAZIL: Bahia: Abaíra; 13.29053S, 41.90489W; 1705 m; Pico do Barbado, W of Catolés; flotation of mud and moss from seepage; 26.ii.2018; leg. Benetti & team; BR18-0226-01B" (INPA). Paratypes (8): BRAZIL: Bahia: Same data as holotype (SEMC, 6 including DNA voucher SLE-1486). Minas Gerais: "Monte Azul; 15.17067S, 42.80351W; 970 m; Serra do Espinhaço, c. 7 Km E of Monte Azul; seepage areas in stream on rock; 28.ii.2018; leg. Benetti & team; BR18-0228-02B" (SEMC, 3 including DNA voucher SLE-1509).

Differential diagnosis.

Ephydrolithus teli is very similar to E. hamadae . Both species can only be distinguished from each other by characteristics of the aedeagus.

Description.

Body length 2.8-3.3 mm, width 1.5-1.9 mm. Body elongate oval, moderately convex (Fig. 5F). General coloration dark brown. Posterior elevation of mesoventrite with well-defined, curved transverse ridge. Elytra without striae or serial punctures. Pro- and mesofemora covered with hydrofuge pubescence along basal 2/3; metafemora with hydrofuge pubescence on tibial grooves. Apex of fifth abdominal ventrite truncate. Aedeagus (Fig. 7E) with basal piece 0.85 × the length of parameres; parameres nearly 0.4 × greatest width of median lobe, with outer margins only slightly convex; apex of parameres truncate, obliquely directed; apex of median lobe triangular, very narrowly rounded.

Etymology.

Named with the Latin word teli meaning spear, in reference to the shape of the median lobe of the aedeagus of the species.

Distribution.

Known from two localities in the highlands of northeastern Brazil (Fig. 8).

Remarks.

Both collections of this species were taken from rocky seepage habitats (e.g., Fig. 9D).