New species and new records of Renda Blackwelder, 1952 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Xantholinini) from Brazil, with an updated key to the species of the genus

We describe three new species of the genus Renda Blackwelder, 1952 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Xantholinini), R. aneba Klemann-Junior, Barroso & Mrquez sp. nov., R. boiuna Klemann-Junior, Barroso & Mrquez sp. nov., and R. carauariense Klemann-Junior, Barroso & Mrquez sp. nov., from Amazonas state, in the north of Brazil. We illustrate major diagnostic features and include the new species in the key to Renda species published by Mrquez (2010). In addition, we present new distribution records for R. brachyptera (Sharp, 1885), R. brasiliana (Bernhauer, 1927), R. cariniventris Mrquez, 2010, R. clavicornis (Sharp, 1876), R. fimetaria (Sharp, 1876), R. formicaria (Laporte, 1835), R. minor (Sharp, 1876), and R. ophthalmica Mrquez, 2010 from Brazil. Renda brachyptera and R. ophthalmica are recorded for the country for the first time.