First records of water scavenger beetle species (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae) from Quindío Department, Colombia
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Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Liza M.
Author
García-Hernández, Andrea L.
Author
Clarkson, Bruno
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10.15560/13.5.605
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Enochrus
(
Methydrus
)
lampros
Kirsch, 1924
(
Figs 6
,
29
)
Enochrus
(
Lumetus
)
lampros
Kirsch, 1924b: 124
.
Enochrus
(
Methydrus
)
lampros
Kirsch
;
Fernández, 1997: 28
.
Diagnosis.
Body
3.15–3.85 mm
long. Head black with triangular yellow area in front of eyes; pronotum and elytra light brown. Dorsal punctation on elytra weaker than those on head and pronotum. Prosternum strongly carinate. Mesoventral process elevated. Last abdominal ventrite deeply notched, as deep as a quarter of the ventrite length. Parameres as long as phallobase, longer than median lobe, rounded at apex, outer margin concave at medial portion.
Geographic distribution.
Argentina
,
Bolivia
,
Brazil
,
Perú
and
Venezuela
. First record from
Quindío Department
and from
Colombia
.
Material examined.
Colombia
,
Quindío Department
, La Tebaida Municipality, Murillo neighborhood,
04°29ʹ01.5ʺ N
,
075°45ʹ 44.2ʺ W
,
1050 m
a.m.s.l.,
2015-I-24
, A.L Gar- cía coll.,
CIUQ
12735 (
4 males
,
2 females
)
Remarks.
Specimens were found in ponds on stony substrate and submerged vegetation.