Nilio panicaseus

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

Nilio panicaseus is a species of beetle of the family Tenebrionidae. It is found in Brazil (Minas Gerais).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.3 mm (0.29 in). They have a rounded, dorsally convex body. The integument is punctate with dense gold pubescence. The colour is yellowish-brown.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin panicaseus (meaning bread and cheese) and alludes to the body shape of the species, which resembles the Brazilian snack Pão de queijo, typical of the region where the type specimen was collected.

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.