Abstract
Temeritas Richards is a small genus of Sminthuridae with 40 species described worldwide, 10 of them from Neotropical Region. Herein we describe in detail two new species of the genus from Brazil: T. andreazzei sp. nov., similar to other neotropical taxa such T. amazonensis Arlé & Oliveira and T. caatingae Arlé & Oliveira in the presence of several long chaetae on body and appendages, absence of oval organs on tibiotarsi and presence of mucronal chaeta, but can be readily separate from both by its exclusive combination of fourth antennal segment articles and head, male’s parafurcal area and dorsal dens chaetotaxy; and T. paradoxalis sp. nov., unique in the genus by the combination of low number of fourth antennal segment articles, absence of remarkably long chaetae on third and second antennal segments and head, ungues with serrated dorsal and lateral margins, and mucronal chaeta absent. We also present an updated diagnosis, a comparison of neotropical Temeritas with an identification key to these species and notes on the genus.
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