A review of Peruvian diving beetles of the genus Hydaticus Leach, 1817, with description of Hydaticus (Prodaticus) panguana sp. nov. and notes on other Neotropical species (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)
Author
Megna, Yoandri S.
SNSB-Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Münchhausenstrasse 21, 81247 München, Germany & Present address: Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Oriente. Patricio Lumumba s / n, Santiago, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. Emil-Überall-Str. 29, 01159 Dresden, Germany
Author
Balke, Michael
SNSB-Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Münchhausenstrasse 21, 81247 München, Germany
Author
Apenborn, Rico
Author
Hendrich, Lars
SNSB-Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Münchhausenstrasse 21, 81247 München, Germany
text
Zootaxa
2019
2019-06-12
4615
1
113
130
journal article
21179
10.11646/zootaxa.4615.1.5
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1175-5326
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Hydaticus riehli
Wehncke, 1876
Hydaticus riehli
Wehncke 1876: 195
;
Nilsson & Hájek 2019: 96
.
Type
locality.
Cuba
.
Comments.
Two species of
Hydaticus
occur in
Cuba
:
H. bimarginatus
and
H. rimosus
(Megna & Sánchez- Fernández 2016). Morphologically both of these species are fairly similar. Indeed,
Roughley & Pengelly (1981)
postulated that they are sister species. Another species,
Hydaticus riehli
Wehncke, 1876
was reported as endemic to
Cuba
. The status of this species remains however doubtful (
Nilsson & Hájek 2019
). Despite thorough efforts, we were unable to locate any specimen in the museum in Paris which could belong to the
type
series. It is noteworthy, however, that several specimens of
Thermonectus basillaris
of the CZCTR collection in
Santiago de Cuba
were previously identified as
Thermonectus riehli
.