Nilio mukambu

Nilio mukambu
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Tenebrionidae
Genus:	Nilio
Species:	N. mukambu
Binomial name
	Nilio mukambu; Macari & Almeida, 2026

Nilio mukambu is a species of beetle of the family Tenebrionidae. It is found in Brazil (Ceará).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 10.4 mm (0.41 in). They have a rounded, dorsally convex body. The integument is punctate with dense gold pubescence. The colour is brown with the ventral surface reddish-brown to black.

Etymology

The name mukambu alludes to the type locality, the municipality of Mucambo, where the Carqueijo community is located. The term mucambo is derived from mukambu which means hideout or shelter in Angolan Kimbundu language.

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved September 15, 2026.
↑ Newton, A. (2026). "Nilio at Catalogue of Life". StaphBase (version Aug 2022). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, C. Abreu, A. Acero P, et al., Catalogue of Life (2026-08-26 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved September 15, 2026.
1 2 3 Macari, B. P.; Basílio, D. S.; Almeida, L. M. de. (2026). "New species of Nilio (Nilio) Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Nilioninae) from South America". Papéis Avulsos De Zoologia. 66 (special 1). Retrieved September 15, 2026. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

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[:1-2] Newton, A. (2026). "Nilio at Catalogue of Life". StaphBase (version Aug 2022). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, C. Abreu, A. Acero P, et al., Catalogue of Life (2026-08-26 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved September 15, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 3 Macari, B. P.; Basílio, D. S.; Almeida, L. M. de. (2026). "New species of Nilio (Nilio) Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Nilioninae) from South America". Papéis Avulsos De Zoologia. 66 (special 1). Retrieved September 15, 2026. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.