Ora depressa (Fabricius, 1801)

Epler, J. H. & Gimmel, Matthew L., 2019, Notes on the Marsh Beetle Genus Ora Clark (Coleoptera: Scirtidae) in the Southeastern USA and Central America, The Coleopterists Bulletin 73 (3), pp. 521-527 : 521-522

Ora depressa (Fabricius, 1801)

( Figs. 8 , 16 )

Although not known from north of Mexico, this species may eventually be found in the southern USA. A male syntype of this species was redescribed by Ruta (2013), who placed the species in Ora (it was previously placed in Cyphon Paykull and Scirtes Illiger ). Libonatti (2015) described the female extensively and offered more figures of the male. Libonatti et al. (2018) described the immature stages of O. depressa in great detail. Ruta (2013) noted that it was “widely distributed in South America”. Libonatti (2015) examined material from Argentina and Brazil. When examining Ora specimens from the USNMNH, JHE found a series of specimens from the state of Tabasco in southern Mexico. These represent the northernmost record

for this species; it was not included in Champion (1897).

MEXICO: TAB.[asco]/Villahermosa/VII-6.1964/ Paul J. Spangler (10♂♂, 3♀♀, USNMNH). New country record .

Figures

Figs. 5–15. Ora species, dorsal habitus. O. discoidea: 5) Male vittate form, Guatemala; 6) Male unmarked form, Mexico; 7) Male lightly marked form, Mexico. 8) O. depressa, Mexico; 9) O. hyacintha, Florida; 10) O. cf. marmorata, Texas; 11) O. texana, Florida. O. troberti: 12–14) Specimens from Florida; 15) Specimen from Texas. Figs. 9 and 11–15 from Epler (2010). Not to scale.

Figs. 16–18. Ora species, apex of male genitalia, penis shaded. 16) O. depressa, Mexico; 17) O. discoidea, Florida; 18) O. cf. marmorata, Texas.