Afrotormus, : HANSEN, 1999

Fikáček, Martin, Minoshima, Yûsuke, Vondráček, Dominik, Gunter, Nicole & Leschen, Richard A. B., 2013, Morphology of adults and larvae and integrative taxonomy of southern hemisphere genera Tormus and Afrotormus (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 53 (1), pp. 75-126 : 118

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.4503766

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:A035EF41-039F-4DC0-8AE6-300E8BEC10E6

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4503984

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FA580C-8501-FFAB-6B9D-FC60FBCDC0CF

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Felipe

scientific name

Afrotormus
status

 

Key to Afrotormus View in CoL species

1 Body larger, 2.8–3.0 mm long. Anapleural sutures of mesothorax distinct ( Fig. 19B View Fig ). Mesoventral plate wider (19B). Male labial palpi modified, bearing widened palpomeres 2–3 and a large membranous lobe on palpomere 3 ( Figs 18D View Fig , 20 View Fig E–F). Hind wings absent. Apical portion of parameres very narrow ( Fig. 20A View Fig ). ..... A. metallescens Hansen, 1999 View in CoL

– Body smaller, 1.8–2.0 mm long. Anapleural sutures completely reduced ( Fig. 19C View Fig ). Mesoventral plate narrow, parallel-sided ( Fig. 19C View Fig ). Male labial palpi not modified, similar to that of female ( Figs 18C View Fig , 20 View Fig G–H). Hind wings present. Apical portion of parameres widely rectangular ( Figs 20 View Fig G–H). ........................................... A. minutus Hansen, 1999 View in CoL

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Hydrophilidae

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