Biography
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)