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(
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locality.
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northwest of San Fernando (
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a).
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): “
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, Estado de Apure, Biruaca, Fundo La
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, 20 Km NW of San Fernando,
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,
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, leg. M. García”.
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: 80 exs. (
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; 70 exs. (
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) same locality as
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, but
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; 50 exs. (
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)
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, Guarico State, Miranda Municipality, Puerto Miranda,
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, leg. M. Garcia; 50 exs (
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b). (CEUVIGO), same as previous
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, but
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, leg. M. Garcia.
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<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47FFFC3FF4C9882FE86F87E" bold="true" box="[201,323,1946,1971]" pageId="1" pageNumber="63">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47FFFC3FECE9883FDD1F87E" box="[331,532,1947,1971]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="63">Suphisellus shorti</emphasis>
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can be distinguished from other species of
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by the following characteristics: Body oval, almost round, robust, dorsally convex, lateral margins continuous and elytra rounded apically (
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); dorsal and ventral colouration homogeneous brown, dorsally with a regularly reticulate surface, ventrally slightly concave on metaventrite; crease at posterolateral angle of pronotum weakly marked, extending anteriorly but reaching less of third of pronotum (
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); numerous setae covering entire surface of prosternal process and medial part of prosternum (Fig. 3); shape of male (
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) and female (
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) genitalia distinctive.
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<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47CFFC0FF129976FED6F94E" bold="true" box="[151,275,1646,1669]" pageId="2" pageNumber="64">FIGURE 1.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47CFFC0FE9C9976FE0BF949" box="[281,462,1646,1668]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="64">Suphisellus shorti</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47CFFC0FE519977FDC8F949" bold="true" box="[468,525,1647,1668]" pageId="2" pageNumber="64">sp. n.</emphasis>
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: dorsal habitus. Scale bar: 1mm.
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<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47CFFC0FF129994FED6F96F" bold="true" box="[151,275,1676,1699]" pageId="2" pageNumber="64">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47CFFC0FE519995FDC8F96F" bold="true" box="[468,525,1677,1698]" pageId="2" pageNumber="64">sp. n.</emphasis>
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: head, pronotum and base of elytron, left lateral aspect. Scale bar: 0.5 mm.
<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47CFFC0FF1299B3FED7F90D" bold="true" box="[151,274,1707,1730]" pageId="2" pageNumber="64">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47CFFC0FE9C99B3FE0BF90C" box="[281,462,1707,1729]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="64">Suphisellus shorti</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47CFFC0FE5199B4FDC8F90C" bold="true" box="[468,525,1708,1729]" pageId="2" pageNumber="64">sp. n.</emphasis>
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: prosternum, metaventrite and metacoxae. Scale bar: 0.5 mm.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BD5369BC47CFFC0FF4C99F0FD5CF8E8" blockId="2.[151,1437,1768,2009]" pageId="2" pageNumber="64">
<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47CFFC0FF4C99F0FE9EF8CC" bold="true" box="[201,347,1768,1793]" pageId="2" pageNumber="64">Description.</emphasis>
<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47CFFC0FEE699F2FDC0F8CC" box="[355,517,1770,1793]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="64">Measurements</emphasis>
. TL = 1.8
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, GW = 1.2
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, PW = 1.0 mm, HW =
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, EW =
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, TL/GW = 1.5 1.52, HW/EW = 2.0.
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<paragraph id="8BD5369BC47CFFC0FF4C9829FC90F85C" blockId="2.[151,1437,1768,2009]" pageId="2" pageNumber="64">
<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47CFFC0FF4C9829FEECF884" box="[201,297,1841,1865]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="64">Habitus.</emphasis>
Body (
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) oval, almost round, broadest near middle of elytra, robust and dorsally convex, lateral outline continuous between pronotum and elytra, anteriorly and posteriorly rounded. Head broad with front rounded; noterid platform forming a concavity in ventral view.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD5369BC47CFFC0FF4C9885FC38F878" blockId="2.[151,1437,1768,2009]" box="[201,1021,1949,1973]" pageId="2" pageNumber="64">
<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47CFFC0FF4C9885FED2F878" box="[201,279,1949,1973]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="64">Colour</emphasis>
. Head, pronotum, elytra and ventral surface homogeneous brown.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47CFFC0FF4C98DAFE12F814" box="[201,471,1985,2009]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="64">Structure and sculpture.</emphasis>
Head, pronotum and elytra evenly covered with scattered punctures; surface between punctures rough with faint microreticulation, consisting of fine, irregular cells. Elytra evenly covered with punctures strongly marked; surface between punctures with microreticulation, much more impressed than on head and pronotum, consisting of irregular cells. Antennomeres 7 10 expanded. Pronotum broad, with lateral bead narrow, faint and not serrate, with fine, weakly marked crease at posterolateral angle extending anteriorly but reaching less of third of pronotum (
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). Prosternum slightly sinuous in anterior margin. Prosternal process and medial part of prosternum with numerous setae covering entire surface, but lacking a prominent series of stiff setae (Fig. 3); prosternal process longer than wide, basally narrow, apically truncate, laterally sinuous and with a median longitudinal depression; noterid platform anteriorly extended on metaventrite, narrow and short at middle and very wide at distal end, with very sinuous sides and with a cluster of setae on the apex of each metacoxal lobe (Fig. 3). Protarsus attached to protibia laterally; apical protibial spur robust, broad, strongly curved, protibia with fringe of short setae along dorsal and anterior apical margin. Metatibia elongated, apically pointed, with several long setae at apical angle; anterior spur curved, very thick and serrate.
<collectingCountry id="F37D760BC47DFFC1FD699D3CFCE1FDF1" box="[748,804,548,572]" name="India" pageId="3" pageNumber="65">Hind</collectingCountry>
leg with a linear series of close setae at anteroventral angle. Abdomen with rough surface, apex of last ventrite rounded, forming longitudinal vertex in the middle; abdominal tergum VIII with deep longitudinal depression and retractable hook, as described in
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.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BD5369BC47DFFC1FF12986FFEE3F861" blockId="3.[151,1436,1911,2025]" pageId="3" pageNumber="65">
<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47DFFC1FF12986FFED6F840" bold="true" box="[151,275,1911,1934]" pageId="3" pageNumber="65">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47DFFC1FE9F986FFE0AF840" box="[282,463,1911,1933]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="65">Suphisellus shorti</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47DFFC1FE539860FDCAF840" bold="true" box="[470,527,1912,1933]" pageId="3" pageNumber="65">sp. n.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
: male genitalia in lateral view: a) median lobe; b) left paramere; c) right paramere. Scale bar: 0.25 mm.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47DFFC1FF1298ACFED7F807" bold="true" box="[151,274,1972,1995]" pageId="3" pageNumber="65">FIGURE 5.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47DFFC1FE9D98ADFE09F806" box="[280,460,1973,1995]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="65">Suphisellus shorti</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47DFFC1FE5798ADFDCEF807" bold="true" box="[466,523,1973,1994]" pageId="3" pageNumber="65">sp. n.</emphasis>
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: female genitalia, ventral view: a) laterotergites; b) gonocoxae; c) gonocoxosternite. Scale bar: 0.25 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BD5369BC47AFFC6FF4C9F80FE02FE61" blockId="4.[151,1437,151,895]" pageId="4" pageNumber="66">
<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47AFFC6FF4C9F80FEB0FF7D" box="[201,373,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="66">Male genitalia.</emphasis>
Median lobe of aedeagus in dorsal view slender, lateral margins parallel, apex pointed; in lateral view (
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a) curved, with apex narrowly rounded, internal margin with a small protuberance at middle, curved at base and almost straight to apex, external margin straight at base and abruptly curved to apex. Right paramere (
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c) in lateral view short and broad, almost as long as wide, with basal process narrow, and with apex angular, ventral surface slightly curved with a small protuberance at middle, dorsal surface straight. Left paramere (
<figureCitation id="13512A1EC47AFFC6FF1A9E54FF21FEA9" box="[159,228,332,356]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1911,1934]" captionText="FIGURE 4. Suphisellus shorti sp. n.: male genitalia in lateral view: a) median lobe; b) left paramere; c) right paramere. Scale bar: 0.25 mm." pageId="4" pageNumber="66">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
b) in lateral view slender, moderately curved, base bilobed, apex pointed, internal margin with a series of large setae in the apical two third, basal third broad and articulate, external margin almost straight at base and slightly curved to the apex.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD5369BC47AFFC6FF4C9EA0FE3DFDDA" blockId="4.[151,1437,151,895]" pageId="4" pageNumber="66">
<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47AFFC6FF4C9EA0FE55FE1D" box="[201,400,440,464]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="66">Female genitalia.</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="13512A1EC47AFFC6FE259EAFFE21FE02" box="[416,484,439,463]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1972,1995]" captionTargetBox="[255,1319,730,1877]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[244,1343,697,1890]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 5. Suphisellus shorti sp. n.: female genitalia, ventral view: a) laterotergites; b) gonocoxae; c) gonocoxosternite. Scale bar: 0.25 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/280917/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="66">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
) Laterotergites extremely long and slender, with anterior portion broadly expanded. Gonocoxae broad, with apex simple, sharply pointed, not bilobed and with lateral margin not dentate. Gonocoxosternite broad, almost triangular.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD5369BC47AFFC6FF429D3BFBC6FD49" blockId="4.[151,1437,151,895]" pageId="4" pageNumber="66">
<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47AFFC6FF429D3BFE88FDF1" bold="true" box="[199,333,547,572]" pageId="4" pageNumber="66">Variability.</emphasis>
The new species show little variation in color (homogeneous brown) and size, but a marked variation was observed in the crease at posterolateral angle of pronotum. In some specimens, it is observed that the crease is weaker, almost imperceptible and reaching only a tenth of pronotum.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3706510C47AFFC6FF429D88FE3FFD01" pageId="4" pageNumber="66" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="8BD5369BC47AFFC6FF429D88FE3FFD01" blockId="4.[151,1437,151,895]" pageId="4" pageNumber="66">
<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47AFFC6FF429D88FE8BFD65" bold="true" box="[199,334,656,680]" pageId="4" pageNumber="66">Etymology.</emphasis>
This species is named in honour of our friend and colleague A.E.Z. Short (University of Kansas). It is a noun in the genitive case.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3706510C47AFFC7FF429DCFFE16FB9A" lastPageId="5" lastPageNumber="67" pageId="4" pageNumber="66" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8BD5369BC47AFFC6FF429DCFFD44FCB2" blockId="4.[151,1437,151,895]" pageId="4" pageNumber="66">
<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47AFFC6FF429DCFFE30FD3D" bold="true" box="[199,501,727,752]" pageId="4" pageNumber="66">Distribution and habitat.</emphasis>
This species is distributed in The Plains region of the Apure and Guárico States,
<collectingCountry id="F37D760BC47AFFC6FF129DE4FECFFCD9" box="[151,266,764,788]" name="Venezuela" pageId="4" pageNumber="66">Venezuela</collectingCountry>
(
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). Most of the specimens were collected using a light-trap. When collecting with a net, specimens were found in sandy pools among macrophytes, especially
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<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47AFFC6FCAF9C39FCB2FCF5" box="[810,887,801,824]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="66">Juncus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
spp., cohabiting with
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<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47AFFC6FBF59C38FB35FCF5" box="[1136,1264,800,824]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="66">Suphisellus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. and
<taxonomicName id="4C6A4D18C47AFFC6FAC99C38FF2BFC91" class="Insecta" family="Noteridae" genus="Hydrocanthus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="4" pageNumber="66" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47AFFC6FAC99C38FF2BFC91" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="66">Hydrocanthus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. This beetle seems to be characteristic of shallow and temporary pools, in sunny areas with few trees in savannah wetlands, typical of “The Plains”.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BD5369BC47AFFC6FF129835FE5AF8AF" blockId="4.[151,1436,1837,1890]" pageId="4" pageNumber="66">
<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47AFFC6FF129835FED1F88E" bold="true" box="[151,276,1837,1860]" pageId="4" pageNumber="66">FIGURE 6.</emphasis>
Know distribution of
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<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47AFFC6FE7E9836FD74F889" box="[507,689,1838,1860]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="66">Suphisellus shorti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47AFFC6FD3C9836FD31F88E" bold="true" box="[697,756,1838,1859]" pageId="4" pageNumber="66">sp. n.</emphasis>
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in Venezuela: (a) Apure, Biruaca, Fundo La Guama; (b) Guarico, Miranda, Puerto Miranda.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BD5369BC47AFFC7FF429896FE85FF19" blockId="4.[151,1436,1934,2031]" lastBlockId="5.[151,1436,151,788]" lastPageId="5" lastPageNumber="67" pageId="4" pageNumber="66">
<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47AFFC6FF429896FE9FF86A" bold="true" box="[199,346,1934,1959]" pageId="4" pageNumber="66">Systematics.</emphasis>
Crease at posterolateral angles of pronotum is the most important diagnostic character of
<taxonomicName id="4C6A4D18C47AFFC6FACD9897FF09F806" class="Insecta" family="Noteridae" genus="Suphisellus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="4" pageNumber="66" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47AFFC6FACD9897FF09F806" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="66">Suphisellus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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;
<bibRefCitation id="EFFB4B6AC47AFFC6FEF098ABFDE3F806" author="Pederzani" box="[373,550,1971,1995]" pageId="4" pageNumber="66" refString="Pederzani F. (1995) Keys to the identification of the genera and subgenera of adult Dytiscidae (sensu lato) of the world (Coleoptera Dytiscidae). Atti dell'Accademia Roveretana degli Agiati, Contributi della Classe di Scienze Matematiche, Fisiche e Naturali, 244 (7: 4 B), 5 - 83." type="journal article" year="1995">Pederzani 1995</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="EFFB4B6AC47AFFC6FDB698ABFD79F806" author="Miller" box="[563,700,1971,1995]" pageId="4" pageNumber="66" refString="Miller, K. B. (2009) On the systematics of Noteridae (Coleoptera: Adephaga: Hydradephaga): Phylogeny, description of a new tribe, genus and species, and survey of female genital morphology. Systematics and Biodiversity, 7 (2), 191 - 214." type="journal article" year="2009">Miller 2009</bibRefCitation>
), being found only in this genus. In most
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<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47AFFC6FB1698ABFAD6F806" box="[1171,1299,1971,1995]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="66">Suphisellus</emphasis>
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species, the crease at the posterolateral angles of the pronotum is clearly defined and reaches the middle of lateral side, but not the anterior angle. In
<taxonomicName id="4C6A4D18C47BFFC7FE029F80FE21FF7D" box="[391,484,152,176]" class="Insecta" family="Noteridae" genus="Suphisellus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="67" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="shorti">
<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47BFFC7FE029F80FE21FF7D" box="[391,484,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="67">S. shorti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
the crease at posterolateral angle is weakly marked and reaching less of third of pronotum (
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).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD5369BC47BFFC7FF4C9FC7FB01FE60" blockId="5.[151,1436,151,788]" pageId="5" pageNumber="67">
“Prosternal process medially with numerous setae covering entire surface, but lacking a prominent series of stiff setae” is one of the characters proposed by
<bibRefCitation id="EFFB4B6AC47BFFC7FD2E9E1CFC86FED1" author="Miller" box="[683,835,260,284]" pageId="5" pageNumber="67" refString="Miller, K. B. (2009) On the systematics of Noteridae (Coleoptera: Adephaga: Hydradephaga): Phylogeny, description of a new tribe, genus and species, and survey of female genital morphology. Systematics and Biodiversity, 7 (2), 191 - 214." type="journal article" year="2009">Miller (2009)</bibRefCitation>
to separate
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<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47BFFC7FC4D9E1CFB8DFED1" box="[968,1096,260,284]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="67">Suphisellus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C6A4D18C47BFFC7FBF89E1CFADAFED1" box="[1149,1311,260,284]" class="Insecta" family="Noteridae" genus="Liocanthydrus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="67" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47BFFC7FBF89E1CFADAFED1" box="[1149,1311,260,284]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="67">Liocanthydrus</emphasis>
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from other genera. In
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<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47BFFC7FE889E30FE13FE8D" box="[269,470,296,320]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="67">Suphisellus shorti</emphasis>
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the setae cover the entire surface on prosternal process and medial part of prosternum, but lacking a prominent series of stiff setae on prosternum (Fig. 3). Nevertheless it seems like that not all the species of
<taxonomicName id="4C6A4D18C47BFFC7FF639E68FEA0FE45" box="[230,357,368,392]" class="Insecta" family="Noteridae" genus="Suphisellus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="67" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47BFFC7FF639E68FEA0FE45" box="[230,357,368,392]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="67">Suphisellus</emphasis>
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bear stiff setae on prosternum (M. Toledo, personal communication), supporting the fact that the crease on postlateral angles of pronotum is the only consistent character that defines this genus.
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<taxonomicName id="4C6A4D18C47BFFC7FF4C9EA0FEE3FE1D" box="[201,294,440,464]" class="Insecta" family="Noteridae" genus="Suphisellus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="67" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="shorti">
<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47BFFC7FF4C9EA0FEE3FE1D" box="[201,294,440,464]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="67">S. shorti</emphasis>
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is distinguished from the other known species of
<taxonomicName id="4C6A4D18C47BFFC7FCD79EA0FC17FE1D" box="[850,978,440,464]" class="Insecta" family="Noteridae" genus="Suphisellus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="67" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47BFFC7FCD79EA0FC17FE1D" box="[850,978,440,464]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="67">Suphisellus</emphasis>
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by the following combination of characters: crease at posterolateral angle very short and weakly marked, prosternal process and medial part of prosternum with numerous setae covering entire surface, but without a series of stiff setae and by the different shape of male genitalia. The new species is very close to
<taxonomicName id="4C6A4D18C47BFFC7FDF49D3DFC54FDF1" authority="Sharp, 1882" authorityName="Sharp" authorityYear="1882" box="[625,913,548,572]" class="Insecta" family="Noteridae" genus="Suphisellus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="67" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="insularis">
<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47BFFC7FDF49D3DFD2AFDF1" box="[625,751,548,572]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="67">S. insularis</emphasis>
(Sharp, 1882)
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, which is similar in body shape and in the concavity of noterid platform, but differs from it by body size (
<taxonomicName id="4C6A4D18C47BFFC7FCAA9D50FC49FDAD" box="[815,908,584,608]" class="Insecta" family="Noteridae" genus="Suphisellus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="67" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="shorti">
<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47BFFC7FCAA9D50FC49FDAD" box="[815,908,584,608]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="67">S. shorti</emphasis>
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is a little shorter than
<taxonomicName id="4C6A4D18C47BFFC7FB009D50FAC6FDAD" box="[1157,1283,584,608]" class="Insecta" family="Noteridae" genus="Suphisellus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="67" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="insularis">
<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47BFFC7FB009D50FAC6FDAD" box="[1157,1283,584,608]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="67">S. insularis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), the absence of stiff setae on prosternum, the crease of pronotum, more developed in the last one, and also by the somewhat different male genitalia.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD5369BC47BFFC7FF4C9DACFBF7FCD9" blockId="5.[151,1436,151,788]" pageId="5" pageNumber="67">
The new species is also close to
<taxonomicName id="4C6A4D18C47BFFC7FDBC9DADFCD2FD01" authority="Fall, 1909" authorityName="Fall" authorityYear="1909" box="[569,791,692,716]" class="Insecta" family="Noteridae" genus="Suphisellus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="67" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="levis">
<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47BFFC7FDBC9DADFD4DFD01" box="[569,648,692,716]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="67">S. levis</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EFFB4B6AC47BFFC7FD1D9DACFCD5FD01" author="Fall" box="[664,784,692,716]" pageId="5" pageNumber="67" refString="Fall, H. C. (1909) New Coleoptera from the south-west IV. The Canadian Entomologist, 41 (5), 161 - 170." type="journal article" year="1909">Fall, 1909</bibRefCitation>
)
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, but can be separable from it mainly by the smaller body size (
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<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47BFFC7FF519DC0FEE0FD3D" box="[212,293,728,752]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="67">S. levis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is larger: TL = 2.2
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), the absence of stiff setae on prosternum, the crease of pronotum, more developed in the
<taxonomicName id="4C6A4D18C47BFFC7FED29DE5FE63FCD9" box="[343,422,764,788]" class="Insecta" family="Noteridae" genus="Suphisellus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="67" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="levis">
<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47BFFC7FED29DE5FE63FCD9" box="[343,422,764,788]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="67">S. levis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and the shape of male genitalia (
<bibRefCitation id="EFFB4B6AC47BFFC7FC9B9DE4FC6EFCD9" author="Young" box="[798,939,764,788]" pageId="5" pageNumber="67" refString="Young, F. N. (1979) Water beetles of the genus Suphisellus Crotch in the Americas north of Colombia (Coleoptera: Noteridae). The Southwestern Naturalist, 24 (3), 409 - 429." type="journal article" year="1979">Young 1979</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="EFFB4B6AC47BFFC7FC329DE4FBE3FCD9" author="Fall" box="[951,1062,764,788]" pageId="5" pageNumber="67" refString="Fall, H. C. (1909) New Coleoptera from the south-west IV. The Canadian Entomologist, 41 (5), 161 - 170." type="journal article" year="1909">Fall 1909</bibRefCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD5369BC47BFFC7FF129C5CFA8CFC91" blockId="5.[151,1353,836,860]" box="[151,1353,836,860]" pageId="5" pageNumber="67">
Including the new one, the following six species of
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<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47BFFC7FD5C9C5CFC9CFC91" box="[729,857,836,860]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="67">Suphisellus</emphasis>
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are at present known to occur in
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:
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD5369BC47BFFC7FF129C95FE5FFC69" blockId="5.[151,556,908,1112]" box="[151,410,908,932]" pageId="5" pageNumber="67">
<taxonomicName id="4C6A4D18C47BFFC7FF129C95FE5FFC69" authority="Sharp, 1882" authorityName="Sharp" authorityYear="1882" box="[151,410,908,932]" class="Insecta" family="Noteridae" genus="Suphisellus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="67" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="curtus">
<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47BFFC7FF129C95FF3CFC69" box="[151,249,909,932]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="67">S. curtus</emphasis>
(Sharp, 1882)
</taxonomicName>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD5369BC47BFFC7FF129CA8FE68FBC2" blockId="5.[151,556,908,1112]" pageId="5" pageNumber="67">
<taxonomicName id="4C6A4D18C47BFFC7FF129CA8FDE9FC0A" authority="Regimbart, 1889" authorityName="Regimbart" authorityYear="1889" box="[151,556,943,968]" class="Insecta" family="Noteridae" genus="Suphisellus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="67" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="grammopterus">
<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47BFFC7FF129CA8FE93FC05" box="[151,342,944,968]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="67">S. grammopterus</emphasis>
(Régimbart, 1889)
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="4C6A4D18C47BFFC7FF129CCDFE17FC21" authority="Sharp, 1882" authorityName="Sharp" authorityYear="1882" box="[151,466,980,1004]" class="Insecta" family="Noteridae" genus="Suphisellus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="67" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="majusculus">
<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47BFFC7FF129CCDFEF4FC21" box="[151,305,980,1004]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="67">S. majusculus</emphasis>
(Sharp, 1882)
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="4C6A4D18C47BFFC7FF129CE0FE68FBC2" authority="Aube, 1838" authorityName="Aube" authorityYear="1838" box="[151,429,1015,1040]" class="Insecta" family="Noteridae" genus="Suphisellus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="67" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="nigrinus">
<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47BFFC7FF129CE0FED5FBDD" box="[151,272,1016,1040]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="67">S. nigrinus</emphasis>
(Aubé, 1838)
</taxonomicName>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD5369BC47BFFC7FF129B05FEF6FBF9" blockId="5.[151,556,908,1112]" box="[151,307,1052,1076]" pageId="5" pageNumber="67">
<taxonomicName id="4C6A4D18C47BFFC7FF129B05FF31FBF9" box="[151,244,1052,1076]" class="Insecta" family="Noteridae" genus="Suphisellus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="67" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="shorti" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47BFFC7FF129B05FF31FBF9" box="[151,244,1052,1076]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="67">S. shorti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47BFFC7FF7E9B04FEF6FBF9" bold="true" box="[251,307,1052,1076]" pageId="5" pageNumber="67">sp.n.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD5369BC47BFFC7FF129B58FE16FB9A" blockId="5.[151,556,908,1112]" box="[151,467,1087,1112]" pageId="5" pageNumber="67">
<taxonomicName id="4C6A4D18C47BFFC7FF129B58FE16FB9A" authority="Regimbart, 1889" authorityName="Regimbart" authorityYear="1889" box="[151,467,1087,1112]" class="Insecta" family="Noteridae" genus="Suphisellus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="67" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="simoni">
<emphasis id="B91EEA89C47BFFC7FF129B58FF3BFB95" box="[151,254,1088,1112]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="67">S. simoni</emphasis>
(Régimbart, 1889)
</taxonomicName>
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