Anticura Spangler, 1979

FIKÁýEK, Martin & VONDRÁýEK, Dominik, 2014, A review of Pseudorygmodus (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae), with notes on the classification of the Anacaenini and on distribution of genera endemic to southern South America, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 54 (2), pp. 479-514 : 507

Anticura Spangler, 1979

Known distribution. The genus contains a single species, A. flinti Spangler, 1979 . It is known from the following localities: ARGENTINA: NEUQUÉN: San Martin de los Andes, Arroyo Rosales [40°6ƍ56ƎS 71°18ƍ25ƎW] ( SPANGLER 1979d). CHILE: LA ARAUCANÍA: Parque Nacional Nahuelbuta, 2.2 km N of Pehuenco, Estero Agua de Los Gringos, 37°48.5މS 73°0.7މW, 1160 m (FikáÞek, unpubl.data); 21.8 km SE of Pucón, Rio Palguín at Ruta S- 941 km 9, 39°24.6މS 71°46.4މW, 650 m (FikáÞek, unpubl. data); Villarica (FikáÞek, unpubl. data, not included into the analysis). LOS LAGOS: Parque Nacional Puyehue, Anticura , in Rio Anticura , 350–460 m, 40°40.3ƍS 72°10.2ƍW ( SPANGLER 1979d; FikáÞek, unpubl.data); Parque Nacional Puyehue, Anticura , in Rio Gol Gol, 380 m [40°39ƍ43ƎS 72°10ƍ16ƎW] (SPAN- GLER 1979d); Parque Nacional Puyehue,Aguas Calientes, in Rio Chanlefu [40°44ƍS 72°18ƍ42ƎW] ( SPANGLER 1979d). Results of the model of the potential distribution. Number of occurrence points analyzed: 6.Training AUC:0.972. Treshholds for equal and maximum sensitivity and speci¿city: 0.269. Most contributing climatic layers: bio19 – precipitation in coldest quarter of the year (78.3 %).

Potential distribution. A wide continual potential distribution was predicted for this genus, ranging from high altitude places in the Metropolitan Region Santiago de Chile through the Andes Mts. southwards to ca. Puerto Aysén (45.5°S), and south of ca. Concepción extending also to large regions in the coastal mountain range. An isolated smaller region of potential distribution is also predicted along the coast between Golfo de Penas and Isla Duque de York. The potential range also includes the forested areas on eastern slopes of Andes Mts. in Argentinian provinces Mendoza, Neuquén, Río Negro and Chubut. The potential distribution is actually much wider than the distribution currently known from available records.

Biology. To be collected in mountain streams and rivers, most frequently from mosses growing at water level or just above on the stones at sides or even directly in the stream; also collected from flood debris accumulated in river logjams.