A revision of the Larainae (Coleoptera, Elmidae) of Venezuela, with description of nine new species
Author
Maier, Crystal A.
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ZooKeys
2013
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.329.4961
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.329.4961
1313-2970-329-33
Neblinagena Spangler, 1985
Figs
5, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61
Diagnosis.
Neblinagena
can be distinguished from all other laraine genera by its large size (5.5-6.6 mm), slender body form (Fig. 54), dark color, and distinctive pronotum with a lateral longitudinal carina or arcuate-sinuate groove on basal third and two short, converging, prescutellar carinae, each with a deep pit laterally (Figs 57 and 61).
Distribution.
Neblinagena
species are endemic to the Guiana Shield region in eastern Venezuela, though presumably they also occur across the borders in Guyana and Brazil (Fig. 5).
Habitat.
Based on the collecting events of specimens examined,
Neblinagena
spp. seem to prefer small, high elevation streams (>400m elevation), with rocks and forested cover. They have been found in leaf packs and clinging to rocks in the water flow. Their habits are most likely extremely similar to those of
Disersus
spp. and
Hexanchorus
spp.
Figures
54-57.
Neblinagena doylei
: 54 Dorsal habitus 55 Ventral habitus 56 Lateral habitus 57 Pronotum, dorsal view.
Figures 58-61.
Neblinagena prima
: 58 Dorsal habitus 59 Ventral habitus 60 Lateral habitus 61 Pronotum, dorsal view.