Georissus (Neogeorissus) chameleo, Fikacek & Travnicek, 2009

Ribera, Ignacio, Hernando, Carles & Cieslak, Alexandra, 2019, Aquatic Coleoptera of North Oman, with description of new species of Hydraenidae and Hydrophilidae, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 59 (1), pp. 253-272 : 263

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.2478/aemnp-2019-0021

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:ABBA2B4F-8B60-41E2-B80B-45861F974B23

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4549033

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DD87A0-FFD9-FFDB-FC2E-F93DDD32F800

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Felipe

scientific name

Georissus (Neogeorissus) chameleo
status

 

Georissus (Neogeorissus) chameleo Fikáček & Trávníček, 2009

Material examined. Loc. 11: 3 spec.; Loc. 12: 1 ♁.

Notes. New record for Oman. This is the only species of Georissidae known from the Arabian Peninsula, previously only recorded from the UAE ( FIKÁČEK & TRÁVNÍČEK 2009). All specimens from the UAE were collected at light or Malaise traps, with no data on their habitat. In Oman specimens were found on gravelly and sandy margins of wadis ( Figs 10–11 View Figs 8–13 ).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Hydrophilidae

Genus

Georissus

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