Miradessus gen. nov. from South America described for two species previously in Amarodytes Régimbart, 1900 and two new species (Arthropoda, Insecta, Coleoptera, Adephaga, Dytiscidae, Hydroporinae, Bidessini)

[EN] Miradessus gen. nov. is described for two previously described species, Amarodytes pulchellus Guignot, 1955 from Colombia, with new records from Venezuela, and A. plaumanni Gschwendtner, 1935, from Brazil, and two previously unknown species, Miradessus beni sp. nov., from Bolivia and Peru, and...

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Bibliographic Details
Authors: Miller, Kelly Bryce 1972-., Benetti, Cesar João, Michat, Mariano Cruz
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2023
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de León
Repository:BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León
OAI Identifier:oai:buleria.unileon.es:10612/25510
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/104980/element/8/2100
https://hdl.handle.net/10612/25510
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Biología
Zoología
Diving beetle
South America
Taxonomy
Water beetle
2401 Biología Animal (Zoología)
2413 Biología de Insectos (Entomología)
2413.06 Taxonomía de Los Insectos
2413.04 Morfología de Los Insectos
Description
Summary:[EN] Miradessus gen. nov. is described for two previously described species, Amarodytes pulchellus Guignot, 1955 from Colombia, with new records from Venezuela, and A. plaumanni Gschwendtner, 1935, from Brazil, and two previously unknown species, Miradessus beni sp. nov., from Bolivia and Peru, and Miradessus rikae sp. nov. from Ecuador. The genus is characterized by 1) occipital line absent; 2) basal pronotal striae present; 3) basal elytral stria absent; 4) sutural elytral stria absent; 5) transverse carina on elytral epipleuron at humeral angle absent; 6) distinct marginal bead on anterior clypeal margin absent; and 7) male median lobe deeply multilobed with a dorsal portion separate from a unilobed or bilobed ventral portion