%0 Journal Article %T Larva of Atractocerus Brasiliensis (Lepeletier & Audinet-Serville, 1825) (Lymexylidae, Atractocerinae) %A Casari %A SŁżnia A. %A Teixeira %A ¨¦dson PossidŁżnio %J Pap¨¦is Avulsos de Zoologia (SŁżo Paulo) %D 2011 %I USP %R 10.1590/S0031-10492011001200001 %X the larva of atractocerus brasiliensis (lepeletier & audinet-serville, 1825), collected for the first time in pinus oocarpa schiede ex schltdl. (pinaceae) is described and illustrated. until now, for lymexylidae, only the larva of melittomma sp. (melittomminae) was known from the neotropical region (brazil). biological notes, a comparison with the description of a. brevicornis, the type-species of the genus (recorded from africa and madagascar), and history of the known lymexylid larvae are also included. %K coleoptera %K fungus %K immature %K neotropical region %K south america. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0031-10492011001200001&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en