Austrelmis Brown (Coleoptera: Byrrhoidea: Elmidae) from Argentina: Five new species

Material belonging to the genus Austrelmis Brown, from different localities from northwestern Argentina, is studied and described. Five new species are described and illustrated from adults of both sexes: Austrelmis argentinensis sp. nov., A. catamarcensis sp. nov., A. talampayensis sp. nov., A. taf...

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Bibliographic Details
Authors: Manzo, María Verónica, Archangelsky, Miguel
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2015
Country:Argentina
Institution:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repository:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/50682
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/50682
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Aquatic Insects
Elminae
Neotropical Region
Riffle Beetles
Taxonomy
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
Description
Summary:Material belonging to the genus Austrelmis Brown, from different localities from northwestern Argentina, is studied and described. Five new species are described and illustrated from adults of both sexes: Austrelmis argentinensis sp. nov., A. catamarcensis sp. nov., A. talampayensis sp. nov., A. tafi sp. nov. and A. robustus sp.nov. The new species are compared to other known species of the genus. A comparative table summarizing the most important characters used to identify the argentine species of Austrelmis and a distributional map for Argentina are included.