New Myxophagan water beetles from Madagascar(Coleoptera: Torridincolidae, Hydroscaphidae)
2019 (English)In: Zootaxa, ISSN 1175-5326, E-ISSN 1175-5334, Vol. 4657, no 1, p. 57-96Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Myxophagan water beetles from Madagascar are comprehensively revised. Holotypes of the two previously known speciesare re-described and illustrated. Six new species of Incoltorrida Steffan and one new species of Hydroscapha LeConte aredescribed and illustrated. The larvae of Incoltorrida quintacostata are illustrated and discussed. The presence of peritrichciliates of the genus Platycola Kent on specimens of Incoltorrida madagassica Steffan is discussed and illustrated.Habitus, habitats, and male genitalia are illustrated, and distributions are mapped. The following new species are described(type localities parenthetic): Incoltorrida benesculpta n. sp. (Fianarantsoa, 3.2km S Ambohimanjaka); I. galoko n. sp.(Antsiranana, Diana, Ambilobe, Antsaba, Galoko mountains ); I. magna n. sp. (Antsiranana, Diana, Ambilobe, Antsaba,Galoko mountains); I. marojejy n. sp. (Antsiranana, Sava, Marojejy National Park); I. quintacostata n. sp. (Fianarantsoa,3.5km N Ivato); I. zahamena n. sp. (Toamasina, Alaotra-Mangoro, Zahamena National Park); Hydroscapha andringitran. sp. (Fianarantsoa, Ambilavao, Sendrisoa, approx. 10km N of Andringitra National Park).
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2019. Vol. 4657, no 1, p. 57-96
Keywords [en]
Madagascar, Myxophaga, Incoltorrida, Hydroscapha, aquatic beetles, taxonomy, new species, peritrich ciliates, hygropetric habitat
National Category
Biological Systematics
Research subject
Diversity of life
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:nrm:diva-3456DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4657.1.2OAI: oai:DiVA.org:nrm-3456DiVA, id: diva2:1374730
2019-12-022019-12-022019-12-03Bibliographically approved