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<mods:title>Review of the Neotropical water scavenger beetle genus Tobochares Short & Garcia, 2007 (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Acidocerinae): new lineages, new species, and new records</mods:title>
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<mods:namePart>Giron, Jennifer C.</mods:namePart>
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<mods:affiliation>Department of Entomology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA & Natural Science Research Laboratory, Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA</mods:affiliation>
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<mods:namePart>Short, Andrew Edward Z.</mods:namePart>
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<mods:affiliation>Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and Division of Entomology, Biodiversity Institute, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA</mods:affiliation>
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<taxonomicName LSID="http://zoobank.org/A96013B8-7016-404F-9490-1765F74F737B" authority="Girón & Short, 2021" authorityName="Girón & Short" authorityYear="2021" class="Insecta" family="Hydrophilidae" genus="Tobochares" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Tobochares kolokoe" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="93" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="kolokoe" status="sp. nov.">Tobochares kolokoe</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel pageId="0" pageNumber="93">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="F3" captionText="Figure 3. Characters of elytra and wings of Tobochares spp. A-E Scanning Electron Micrographs A-C elytra: white arrows point to serial punctures; black arrows point to interserial punctures A T. communis B T. atures C T. arawak D, E ventral view of mesoventrite: D T. communis: top white arrow points to posterior elevation of mesoventrite with low longitudinal elevation; bottom white arrow points to narrow longitudinal glabrous patch of the metaventrite E T. arawak: top white arrow points to posterior elevation of mesoventrite with weakly elevated bulge; bottom white arrow points to narrow longitudinal glabrous patch of the metaventrite. F-I detail of elytral punctation; black marks at top of each circle indicates serial punctures F T. pemon (all punctures relatively large; serial punctures longitudinally aligned; interserial punctures in irregular single row) G T. atures (all punctures longitudinally aligned; serial punctures larger than interserial punctures; interserial punctures more densely distributed) H T. kolokoe (serial punctures longitudinally aligned; interserial punctures forming one or two irregular rows) I T. canaima (serial punctures longitudinally aligned; interserial punctures forming two or three irregular rows) J, K hindwings J T. sipaliwini K T. microps." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1019.59881.figure3" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/512601" pageId="0" pageNumber="93">Figs 3H</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 9" captionStartId="F9" captionText="Figure 9. Habitus of Tobochares spp. in the Tobochares communis species group A-C T. kappel A dorsal view B lateral view C ventral view D-F T. kolokoe D dorsal view E lateral view F ventral view. Scale bars: 1 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1019.59881.figure9" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/512607" pageId="0" pageNumber="93">, 9D-F</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 13" captionStartId="F13" captionText="Figure 13. Distribution of Tobochares spp." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1019.59881.figure13" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/512611" pageId="0" pageNumber="93">, 13</figureCitation>
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="93" type="type material">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="93">Type material examined.</paragraph>
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="93">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="93">Holotype</emphasis>
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(female)
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: "Suriname: Sipaliwini District: CSNR: Tafelberg Summit, Arrowhead Basin; flotation of wet moss on rocks; 20.viii.2013; leg. Short and Bloom; SR13-0820-04A" (NZCS).
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="93" type="differential diagnosis">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="93">Differential diagnosis.</paragraph>
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Girón & Short" authorityYear="2021" class="Insecta" family="Hydrophilidae" genus="Tobochares" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Tobochares kolokoe" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="93" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="kolokoe">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="93">Tobochares kolokoe</emphasis>
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can be recognized by its strongly convex body in lateral view (Fig.
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 9" captionStartId="F9" captionText="Figure 9. Habitus of Tobochares spp. in the Tobochares communis species group A-C T. kappel A dorsal view B lateral view C ventral view D-F T. kolokoe D dorsal view E lateral view F ventral view. Scale bars: 1 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1019.59881.figure9" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/512607" pageId="0" pageNumber="93">9E</figureCitation>
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), accompanied by elytral punctation uniform in size and degree of impression, not impressed to form elytral striae; the serial punctures are seemingly aligned in rows and the interserial punctures are somewhat irregularly distributed and moderately dense (in one or two rows, e.g., Fig.
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="F3" captionText="Figure 3. Characters of elytra and wings of Tobochares spp. A-E Scanning Electron Micrographs A-C elytra: white arrows point to serial punctures; black arrows point to interserial punctures A T. communis B T. atures C T. arawak D, E ventral view of mesoventrite: D T. communis: top white arrow points to posterior elevation of mesoventrite with low longitudinal elevation; bottom white arrow points to narrow longitudinal glabrous patch of the metaventrite E T. arawak: top white arrow points to posterior elevation of mesoventrite with weakly elevated bulge; bottom white arrow points to narrow longitudinal glabrous patch of the metaventrite. F-I detail of elytral punctation; black marks at top of each circle indicates serial punctures F T. pemon (all punctures relatively large; serial punctures longitudinally aligned; interserial punctures in irregular single row) G T. atures (all punctures longitudinally aligned; serial punctures larger than interserial punctures; interserial punctures more densely distributed) H T. kolokoe (serial punctures longitudinally aligned; interserial punctures forming one or two irregular rows) I T. canaima (serial punctures longitudinally aligned; interserial punctures forming two or three irregular rows) J, K hindwings J T. sipaliwini K T. microps." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1019.59881.figure3" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/512601" pageId="0" pageNumber="93">3H</figureCitation>
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). The general habitus and punctation of
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. kolokoe" pageId="0" pageNumber="93" rank="species" species="kolokoe">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="93">T. kolokoe</emphasis>
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are similar to those of
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. arawak" pageId="0" pageNumber="93" rank="species" species="arawak">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="93">T. arawak</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. canaima" pageId="0" pageNumber="93" rank="species" species="canaima">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="93">T. canaima</emphasis>
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, and
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. kappel" pageId="0" pageNumber="93" rank="species" species="kappel">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="93">T. kappel</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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. In
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. arawak" pageId="0" pageNumber="93" rank="species" species="arawak">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="93">T. arawak</emphasis>
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and
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. canaima" pageId="0" pageNumber="93" rank="species" species="canaima">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="93">T. canaima</emphasis>
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the interserial punctures are highly dense (forming two or three irregular rows, Fig.
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="F3" captionText="Figure 3. Characters of elytra and wings of Tobochares spp. A-E Scanning Electron Micrographs A-C elytra: white arrows point to serial punctures; black arrows point to interserial punctures A T. communis B T. atures C T. arawak D, E ventral view of mesoventrite: D T. communis: top white arrow points to posterior elevation of mesoventrite with low longitudinal elevation; bottom white arrow points to narrow longitudinal glabrous patch of the metaventrite E T. arawak: top white arrow points to posterior elevation of mesoventrite with weakly elevated bulge; bottom white arrow points to narrow longitudinal glabrous patch of the metaventrite. F-I detail of elytral punctation; black marks at top of each circle indicates serial punctures F T. pemon (all punctures relatively large; serial punctures longitudinally aligned; interserial punctures in irregular single row) G T. atures (all punctures longitudinally aligned; serial punctures larger than interserial punctures; interserial punctures more densely distributed) H T. kolokoe (serial punctures longitudinally aligned; interserial punctures forming one or two irregular rows) I T. canaima (serial punctures longitudinally aligned; interserial punctures forming two or three irregular rows) J, K hindwings J T. sipaliwini K T. microps." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1019.59881.figure3" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/512601" pageId="0" pageNumber="93">3I</figureCitation>
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). In
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. kolokoe" pageId="0" pageNumber="93" rank="species" species="kolokoe">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="93">T. kolokoe</emphasis>
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only the anterolateral margins of the pronotum are slightly paler than the general coloration of the pronotum and the legs are reddish brown in coloration (Fig.
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 9" captionStartId="F9" captionText="Figure 9. Habitus of Tobochares spp. in the Tobochares communis species group A-C T. kappel A dorsal view B lateral view C ventral view D-F T. kolokoe D dorsal view E lateral view F ventral view. Scale bars: 1 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1019.59881.figure9" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/512607" pageId="0" pageNumber="93">9E, F</figureCitation>
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), whereas in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. kappel" pageId="0" pageNumber="93" rank="species" species="kappel">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="93">T. kappel</emphasis>
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the coloration of pronotum and elytra gradually becomes paler (orange) towards the outer margins (Fig.
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 9" captionStartId="F9" captionText="Figure 9. Habitus of Tobochares spp. in the Tobochares communis species group A-C T. kappel A dorsal view B lateral view C ventral view D-F T. kolokoe D dorsal view E lateral view F ventral view. Scale bars: 1 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1019.59881.figure9" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/512607" pageId="0" pageNumber="93">9B</figureCitation>
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), and the legs are orange in color (Fig.
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 9" captionStartId="F9" captionText="Figure 9. Habitus of Tobochares spp. in the Tobochares communis species group A-C T. kappel A dorsal view B lateral view C ventral view D-F T. kolokoe D dorsal view E lateral view F ventral view. Scale bars: 1 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1019.59881.figure9" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/512607" pageId="0" pageNumber="93">9C</figureCitation>
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). In addition, the serial punctures become more impressed along the postero-lateral areas of the elytra in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. kolokoe" pageId="0" pageNumber="93" rank="species" species="kolokoe">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="93">T. kolokoe</emphasis>
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(Fig.
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), whereas in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. kappel" pageId="0" pageNumber="93" rank="species" species="kappel">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="93">T. kappel</emphasis>
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the serial punctures are equally impressed along the entire surface of the elytra (Fig.
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).
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="93">Description.</paragraph>
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<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="93">Size and form</emphasis>
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: Body length 1.9 mm. Body elongate oval, strongly convex (Fig.
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 9" captionStartId="F9" captionText="Figure 9. Habitus of Tobochares spp. in the Tobochares communis species group A-C T. kappel A dorsal view B lateral view C ventral view D-F T. kolokoe D dorsal view E lateral view F ventral view. Scale bars: 1 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1019.59881.figure9" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/512607" pageId="0" pageNumber="93">9E</figureCitation>
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).
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<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="93">Color and punctation</emphasis>
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: Dorsal and ventral surfaces of body dark brown, with prothorax (especially its anterolateral margins) slightly paler (Fig.
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 9" captionStartId="F9" captionText="Figure 9. Habitus of Tobochares spp. in the Tobochares communis species group A-C T. kappel A dorsal view B lateral view C ventral view D-F T. kolokoe D dorsal view E lateral view F ventral view. Scale bars: 1 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1019.59881.figure9" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/512607" pageId="0" pageNumber="93">9D, E</figureCitation>
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); mouthparts yellow (especially maxillary palps) to orange brown; antennae yellowish brown; legs orange brown with paler (yellow) tarsi (Fig.
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 9" captionStartId="F9" captionText="Figure 9. Habitus of Tobochares spp. in the Tobochares communis species group A-C T. kappel A dorsal view B lateral view C ventral view D-F T. kolokoe D dorsal view E lateral view F ventral view. Scale bars: 1 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1019.59881.figure9" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/512607" pageId="0" pageNumber="93">9F</figureCitation>
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). Ground punctation on head, pronotum and elytra moderately marked.
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<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="93">Head</emphasis>
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: Eyes in dorsal view with anterior margin oblique (anteriorly directed; e.g., Fig.
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figure 2. Heads of Tobochares spp. A, B T. goias, black mark pointing to Tobochares canthus emarginating the eye A dorsal view B anterolateral view C T. fusus D, E T. luteomargo, black mark pointing to straight anterior margin of the eye D dorsal view E anterolateral view F T. romanoae G T. pemon H T. communis I T. microps." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1019.59881.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/512600" pageId="0" pageNumber="93">2D</figureCitation>
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), and outer margins slightly bulging from outline of head; in lateral view, eyes not emarginate (e.g., Fig.
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figure 2. Heads of Tobochares spp. A, B T. goias, black mark pointing to Tobochares canthus emarginating the eye A dorsal view B anterolateral view C T. fusus D, E T. luteomargo, black mark pointing to straight anterior margin of the eye D dorsal view E anterolateral view F T. romanoae G T. pemon H T. communis I T. microps." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1019.59881.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/512600" pageId="0" pageNumber="93">2E</figureCitation>
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).
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<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="93">Thorax</emphasis>
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: Elytral punctation uniform in size and degree of impression, not impressed to form elytral striae (Fig.
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 9" captionStartId="F9" captionText="Figure 9. Habitus of Tobochares spp. in the Tobochares communis species group A-C T. kappel A dorsal view B lateral view C ventral view D-F T. kolokoe D dorsal view E lateral view F ventral view. Scale bars: 1 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1019.59881.figure9" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/512607" pageId="0" pageNumber="93">9D</figureCitation>
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); serial punctures seemingly aligned in rows; interserial punctures somewhat irregularly distributed in one or two rows (e.g., Fig.
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="F3" captionText="Figure 3. Characters of elytra and wings of Tobochares spp. A-E Scanning Electron Micrographs A-C elytra: white arrows point to serial punctures; black arrows point to interserial punctures A T. communis B T. atures C T. arawak D, E ventral view of mesoventrite: D T. communis: top white arrow points to posterior elevation of mesoventrite with low longitudinal elevation; bottom white arrow points to narrow longitudinal glabrous patch of the metaventrite E T. arawak: top white arrow points to posterior elevation of mesoventrite with weakly elevated bulge; bottom white arrow points to narrow longitudinal glabrous patch of the metaventrite. F-I detail of elytral punctation; black marks at top of each circle indicates serial punctures F T. pemon (all punctures relatively large; serial punctures longitudinally aligned; interserial punctures in irregular single row) G T. atures (all punctures longitudinally aligned; serial punctures larger than interserial punctures; interserial punctures more densely distributed) H T. kolokoe (serial punctures longitudinally aligned; interserial punctures forming one or two irregular rows) I T. canaima (serial punctures longitudinally aligned; interserial punctures forming two or three irregular rows) J, K hindwings J T. sipaliwini K T. microps." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1019.59881.figure3" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/512601" pageId="0" pageNumber="93">3H</figureCitation>
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).
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<taxonomicName genus="Metafemora" lsidName="Metafemora" pageId="0" pageNumber="93" rank="genus">Metafemora</taxonomicName>
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mostly glabrous on anterior face (Fig.
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 9" captionStartId="F9" captionText="Figure 9. Habitus of Tobochares spp. in the Tobochares communis species group A-C T. kappel A dorsal view B lateral view C ventral view D-F T. kolokoe D dorsal view E lateral view F ventral view. Scale bars: 1 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1019.59881.figure9" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/512607" pageId="0" pageNumber="93">9F</figureCitation>
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). Elevation of mesoventrite forming a very low transverse carina (Fig.
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). Metaventrite with distinct median, longitudinal, narrow glabrous area extending along posterior half (Fig.
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).
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<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="93">Abdomen</emphasis>
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: Abdominal ventrites uniformly and very densely pubescent (Fig.
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).
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="93" type="etymology">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="93">Etymology.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="93">
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Noun in apposition. Named with the Surinamese word
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Girón & Short" authorityYear="2021" class="Insecta" family="Hydrophilidae" genus="Tobochares" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Tobochares kolokoe" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="93" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="kolokoe">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="93">Tobochares kolokoe</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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meaning lucky, as this species is known from a single female specimen.
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="93" type="distribution">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="93">Distribution.</paragraph>
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This species is only known from the summit of Tafelberg Tepui, a low-elevation sandstone massif in the center of Suriname (Fig.
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).
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="93" type="life history">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="93">Life history.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="93">The lone specimen of this species was collected by floating saturated moss that was growing on rocks by a waterfall. The males of this species remain unknown.</paragraph>
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