New records and description of fifty-four new species of aquatic beetles in the genus Hydraena Kugelann from South America (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae)
Author
Perkins, Philip D.
text
Zootaxa
2011
2011-10-28
3074
1
198
journal article
31530
10.5281/zenodo.1050060
2d28bebf-e3c5-457b-9152-8a6877ded281
1175-5326
1050060
Orcula
Complex
Three species are included in the
Orcula
Complex:
H. orcula
,
H. pantanalensis
, and
H. unita
. These are very small to small species (ca.
1.16–1.36 mm
), which have a pronotum with or without a macula, lack a pronotal scintilla, and have small plaques (
Figs. 84–85
,
90
). The species are grouped here on the basis of the male genitalia, which have a similar general basic shape, especially in lateral aspect, and have the basal ring with a long upper extension (
Figs. 88–89
,
93
). The currently known species are from the Pantanal region of southern
Brazil
(
H. pantanalensis
and
H. unita
), and from
Brazil
, slightly east of the other species (
H. orcula
).