5100 m above sea level: Agabus joachimschmidti sp. n. and notes on other high altitude diving beetles from Tibet and Bhutan (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae)
Author
Brancucci, Michel
Author
Hendrich, Lars
text
Zootaxa
2008
1825
51
58
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.183097
df4cf84e-9a79-465b-87f2-c0fd4a7a98ca
1175-5326
183097
Agabus tibetanus
Zaitzev
Agabus tibetanus
Zaitzev, 1908
:
Zaitzev (1908)
;
Nilsson (1990
,
1995
).
Material studied.
“V. tja. Toso-nora 13.300'
II.95
Rob. I Kozl,
Paralectotype
,
Agabus tibetanus
Zaitzev, 1908
, des. A. Nilsson 1988” (
1 male
,
ZISP
); “
China
, Qinghai prov., Qingshuihe, 1.-
5.7.1992
,
4200m
”, “
Agabus tibetanus Zaitz. Det. Anders Nilsson
93” (
1 male
,
CLH
).
Remarks.
A very rare species, known only from a very few specimens apart from the
type
series. The
type
locality is Toso-noor (Toson-Hu) in the Province Tsinghai (Qinghai) of
China
, at an elevation of about
4000 m
.
We were able to study one
paralectotype
from ZISP. Contrary to the redescription by
Nilsson (1990)
, the male protarsal claw is definitely not longer than protarsomere 5.
Distribution.
China
(Tibet) at an elevation of around
4000 m
.