Macrelmis sp.

Luna-Luna, Alba Magali, Martins, Caleb Califre, Lopez-Perez, Andres, Ramirez-Ponce, Andres & Contreras-Ramos, Atilano, 2022, Aquatic beetle diversity from Volcan Tacana, Mexico: altitudinal distribution pattern and biogeographical affinity of the fauna, ZooKeys 1111, pp. 301-338 : 301

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1111.68665

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:8EDF5CD7-B010-4B6D-B90F-0A6A1200C768

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7FD32902-3DF2-5C24-822E-886B12FCBC24

treatment provided by

ZooKeys by Pensoft

scientific name

Macrelmis sp.
status

 

Macrelmis sp. View in CoL

Comments.

This species was collected at level 5 (river 2, 1,776 m) on substrates of macrophytes and leaf packs, and was present throughout sampling months (February 2018 through February 2019, dry and rainy season). Specimens, including males, did not match known described species of the genus, although they are similar to M. Macrelmis leonilae . Male parameres of the specimens, in dorsal view, are slightly wider from the base to the apical portion, while in M. Macrelmis leonilae they are wider through the basal half.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Elmidae