Cleide Costa, Brazilian entomologist (22 October 1940 –

With E.J. H. Bechara & P. Colepicolo Neto showed the ecological role of fireflies bioluminescent larvae for termite nest and around it (1986)

With S. Vanin & P. Colepicolo Neto. Larvae of Neotropical Coleoptera, XIV: First Record of bioluminescence in the family Staphilinidae (Xantholinini). Rev. Bras. Entomol. 30:101-4, 1986

DESCRIBED COLEOPTERA TAXA

Subfamily

Campyloxeninae 1975

Tribes

Euplinthinii 1975

Platycrepidiini 1993 with Casari-Chen

Subtribes

Compsoplinthina 1975

Euplinthina 1975

Hapsodrilina 1975

Nyctophyxina 1975

Genera

Afrocerophytum 2014 with Vanin & Rosa

Agnostelater 1975

Arcanelater 1975

Brachycerophytum 2003 with Vanin, Lawrence & Ide

Bucklelater 1973

Coctilelater 1975

Compsoplinthus 1975

Cryptolampros 1975

Deilelater 1975

Euplinthus 1975

Fulgeochlizus 1975

Hapsodrilus 1975

Ignelater 1975

Lygelater 1975

Metapyrophorus 2009 with Rosa

Neoarhaphes 1966

Noxlumenes 1975

Nyctophyxis 1975

Opselater 1975

Phytocerum 2003 with Vanin, Lawrence & Ide

Ptesimopsia 1975

Pyrearinus 1975

Pyroptesis 1975

Sooporanga 1975

Vesperelater 1975

HONORS

Cleidecosta Johnson 2002 (Coleoptera)