First records of water scavenger beetle species (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae) from Quindío Department, Colombia
Author
Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Liza M.
Author
García-Hernández, Andrea L.
Author
Clarkson, Bruno
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http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/13.5.605
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10.15560/13.5.605
1809-127X
Phaenonotum
sp. 1
(
Figs 21
,
45
)
Diagnosis.
Body
1.60–2.40 mm
long. Body oval in shape. Dorsal coloration entirely black. Dorsal punctation on head and pronotum fine and dense, on elytra sparser. Meso-metaventral process slender and acuminate on anterior margin, widened posteriorly. Parameres as long as median lobe, apex slightly acuminate, convex on outer margin, wide medially; median lobe wider than parameres, slightly acuminate at apex; phallobase shorter than parameres.
Geographic distribution.
First record from
Quindío Department
and from
Colombia
.
Material examined.
Colombia
,
Quindío Department
, La Tebaida Municipality, Pizamal neighborhood,
04°24ʹ 50.2ʺ N
,
075°51ʹ06.3ʺ W
,
1012 m
a.m.s.l.,
2015-I-30
, L.M. González coll.,
CIUQ
10678–10682 (
11 males
,
19 females
).
Remarks.
Specimens were found in marshes on muddy substrates and on submerged vegetation.
Phaenonotum
sp. 1
was very difficult to identify given that in many cases the genitalia have slight differences. The external morphology of this species needs to be carefully studied.