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<collectorName id="1A5BA1D3FFEDB77BA24AFD37FA99FD0A" box="[1151,1289,727,753]" pageId="1" pageNumber="360">Zi-hao Shen</collectorName>
leg.”
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="B711C405FFEDB77BA6A2F91AFEDAF8CE" blockId="1.[151,1436,1786,1846]" pageId="1" pageNumber="360">
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFEDB77BA6A2F91AFE82F8E9" bold="true" box="[151,274,1786,1810]" pageId="1" pageNumber="360">FIGURE 1.</emphasis>
Dorsal view of
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<emphasis id="85DA1817FFEDB77BA785F91AFDFAF8E9" box="[432,618,1786,1810]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="360">Hydrochara loong</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFEDB77BA45AF91AFD2EF8E9" bold="true" box="[623,702,1786,1810]" pageId="1" pageNumber="360">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="9EE9A56CFFEDB77BA45AF91AFD2EF8E9" box="[623,702,1786,1810]" pageId="1" pageNumber="360" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
and
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<emphasis id="85DA1817FFEDB77BA4DBF91AFC3BF8E9" box="[750,939,1786,1810]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="360">Hydrochara libera</emphasis>
(Sharp, 1884)
</taxonomicName>
.
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFEDB77BA270F91AFBCFF8E9" bold="true" box="[1093,1119,1786,1810]" pageId="1" pageNumber="360">A)</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="70AEBF86FFEDB77BA250F91BFB2CF8E9" authority="Mai &amp; Jia, 2024" authorityName="Mai &amp; Jia" authorityYear="2024" box="[1125,1212,1786,1810]" class="Insecta" family="Hydrophilidae" genus="Hydrochara" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="1" pageNumber="360" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="loong" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFEDB77BA250F91BFB2CF8E9" box="[1125,1212,1786,1810]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="360">H. loong</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFEDB77BA2F4F91AFA81F8E9" bold="true" box="[1217,1297,1786,1810]" pageId="1" pageNumber="360">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="9EE9A56CFFEDB77BA2F4F91AFA81F8E9" box="[1217,1297,1786,1810]" pageId="1" pageNumber="360" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
;
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFEDB77BA328F91AFAA7F8E9" bold="true" box="[1309,1335,1786,1810]" pageId="1" pageNumber="360">B)</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="70AEBF86FFEDB77BA309F91BFA06F8E9" authorityName="Przewozny" authorityYear="2022" baseAuthorityName="Sharp" baseAuthorityYear="1884" box="[1340,1430,1786,1810]" class="Insecta" family="Hydrophilidae" genus="Hydrochara" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="1" pageNumber="360" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="libera">
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFEDB77BA309F91BFA06F8E9" box="[1340,1430,1786,1810]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="360">H. libera</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Scale bar = 5 mm
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="85DA1817FFEEB778A6A2FAB3FE83FA90" bold="true" box="[151,275,1363,1387]" pageId="2" pageNumber="361">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
Habitus of
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<emphasis id="85DA1817FFEEB778A7BFFAB3FDD5FA90" box="[394,581,1363,1387]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="361">Hydrochara loong</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFEEB778A47EFAB3FD2BFA91" bold="true" box="[587,699,1362,1386]" pageId="2" pageNumber="361">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="9EE9A56CFFEEB778A47EFAB3FD0CFA91" box="[587,668,1363,1386]" pageId="2" pageNumber="361" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
A)
</emphasis>
lateral view;
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFEEB778A573FAB2FCF0FA91" bold="true" box="[838,864,1362,1386]" pageId="2" pageNumber="361">B)</emphasis>
ventral view. Scale bar = 5 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="FFB4978EFFEEB778A6F2FA5DFB65F87C" pageId="2" pageNumber="361" type="diagnosis">
<paragraph id="B711C405FFEEB778A6F2FA5DFB65F87C" blockId="2.[151,1437,1469,1928]" pageId="2" pageNumber="361">
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFEEB778A6F2FA5DFED2FA2C" bold="true" box="[199,322,1469,1495]" pageId="2" pageNumber="361">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
Length
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. Legs black with tarsomeres dark reddish black; maxillary palps yellowish to reddish brown, not paler at the apical portion of each segment (
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). Lateral rim of pronotum wider than the diameter of serial punctures near base of elytron. Prosternal carina almost straight and obtusely angulate anteriorly in lateral view (
<figureCitation id="2F95D880FFEEB778A777F9C9FE08F9BF" box="[322,408,1577,1604]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1464,1488]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1440]" captionTargetId="figure-17@5.[151,1436,181,1440]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 5. Morphological characters of Hydrochara loong sp. nov. A) lateral view of the prosternal carina of the holotype; B) lateral view of the prosternal carina of the paratype from Hubei; C) sternal keel in ventral view; D) sternal keel in lateral view (arrow indicates the tooth); E) fifth abdominal ventrite." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11234090" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11234090/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="361">Fig. 5B</figureCitation>
), sometimes with a small blunt tooth anteriorly (
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). Mesosternal keel dentate anteriorly (
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). Metasternal keel somewhat flattened longitudinally at posterior end, almost exceeding middle of the first abdominal ventrite (
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). Lateral rim of elytron relatively wide, near base of elytron about equally wide as lateral rim of pronotum (
<figureCitation id="2F95D880FFEEB778A7E1F975FDBFF954" box="[468,559,1685,1711]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1978,2002]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,1101,1955]" captionTargetId="figure-443@6.[151,1436,1101,1955]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 6. morphological characters of Hydrochara loong sp. nov. A. ventral view of head B. lateral view of the basal portion of pronotum and elytra. C. ventral view of protarsomere of male. D. ventral view of protarsomere of female." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11234094" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11234094/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="361">Fig. 6B</figureCitation>
). Elytra without sutural stria; each elytron with 5 distinct rows of systematic punctures; intervals of systematic punctures with 12 rows of extremely fine punctures, vaguely impressed (
<figureCitation id="2F95D880FFEEB778A35AF959FF2CF90C" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1677,1701]" captionTargetBox="[151,1421,191,1653]" captionTargetId="figure-28@4.[151,1436,181,1653]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 4. Morphological characters of Hydrochara loong sp. nov. and Hydrochara libera (Sharp, 1884). A, C) H. loong sp. nov.; B, D) H. libera. A, B) head; C, D) punctures on elytron base (red arrows indicate the fine punctures rows between the systematic punctures rows)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11234084" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11234084/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="361">Fig. 4C</figureCitation>
). Fifth abdominal ventrite with a large trapezoidal glabrous patch (
<figureCitation id="2F95D880FFEEB778A58EF93DFB84F903" box="[955,1044,1757,1784]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1464,1488]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1440]" captionTargetId="figure-17@5.[151,1436,181,1440]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 5. Morphological characters of Hydrochara loong sp. nov. A) lateral view of the prosternal carina of the holotype; B) lateral view of the prosternal carina of the paratype from Hubei; C) sternal keel in ventral view; D) sternal keel in lateral view (arrow indicates the tooth); E) fifth abdominal ventrite." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11234090" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11234090/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="361">Fig. 5E</figureCitation>
). Aedeagus elongate (
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); parameres slender, almost straight from base to apical third, apical third slightly bend inward, apices obtusely pointed; lateral margins of parameres slightly convex medially. Median lobe gradually narrowed from base to apex, reaching apical fifth of parameres; dorsal face of median lobe with a fine median longitudinal groove from base to apex and forming a fine emargination apically (
<figureCitation id="2F95D880FFEEB778A499F88DFC96F87C" box="[684,774,1901,1927]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1217,1241]" captionTargetBox="[159,1428,189,1185]" captionTargetId="figure-17@3.[151,1436,181,1193]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 3. Aedeagus of Hydrochara loong sp. nov. and Hydrochara libera (Sharp, 1884). A, C) H. loong sp. nov.; B, D) H. libera. A, B) dorsal view; C, D) ventral view. Scale bars = 1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11234082" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11234082/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="361">Fig. 3A</figureCitation>
); gonopore oval, situated apically (
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).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph id="B711C405FFEFB779A6A2FB21FCBFFB06" blockId="3.[151,1437,1217,1278]" pageId="3" pageNumber="362">
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFEFB779A6A2FB21FE83FB22" bold="true" box="[151,275,1217,1241]" pageId="3" pageNumber="362">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
Aedeagus of
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<emphasis id="85DA1817FFEFB779A794FB21FDCCFB22" box="[417,604,1217,1241]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="362">Hydrochara loong</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="85DA1817FFEFB779A456FB22FD24FB21" bold="true" box="[611,692,1218,1242]" pageId="3" pageNumber="362">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="9EE9A56CFFEFB779A456FB22FD24FB21" box="[611,692,1218,1242]" pageId="3" pageNumber="362" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
and
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<emphasis id="85DA1817FFEFB779A4D3FB21FC35FB22" box="[742,933,1217,1241]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="362">Hydrochara libera</emphasis>
(Sharp, 1884)
</taxonomicName>
.
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFEFB779A271FB21FBEFFB22" bold="true" box="[1092,1151,1217,1241]" pageId="3" pageNumber="362">A, C)</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="85DA1817FFEFB779A2B0FB22FB4EFB22" box="[1157,1246,1217,1241]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="362">H. loong</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFEFB779A2D0FB22FAA6FB21" bold="true" box="[1253,1334,1218,1242]" pageId="3" pageNumber="362">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="9EE9A56CFFEFB779A2D0FB22FAA6FB21" box="[1253,1334,1218,1242]" pageId="3" pageNumber="362" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
;
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFEFB779A371FB22FAECFB22" bold="true" box="[1348,1404,1217,1242]" pageId="3" pageNumber="362">B, D)</emphasis>
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFEFB779A3B1FB22FF4BFB06" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="362">
<taxonomicName id="70AEBF86FFEFB779A3B1FB22FF47FB06" authorityName="Przewozny" authorityYear="2022" baseAuthorityName="Sharp" baseAuthorityYear="1884" class="Insecta" family="Hydrophilidae" genus="Hydrochara" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="3" pageNumber="362" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="libera">H. libera</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFEFB779A6D5FB05FE89FB06" bold="true" box="[224,281,1253,1277]" pageId="3" pageNumber="362">A, B)</emphasis>
dorsal view;
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFEFB779A797FB05FE4BFB06" bold="true" box="[418,475,1253,1277]" pageId="3" pageNumber="362">C, D)</emphasis>
ventral view. Scale bars = 1 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="FFB4978EFFEFB77DA6F2FAAFFBB8F876" lastPageId="7" lastPageNumber="366" pageId="3" pageNumber="362" type="description">
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<emphasis id="85DA1817FFEFB779A6F2FAAFFDB6FA91" bold="true" box="[199,550,1359,1386]" pageId="3" pageNumber="362">
Description.
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFEFB779A76BFAB0FDB6FA91" bold="true" box="[350,550,1359,1386]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="362">Form and Colour</emphasis>
</emphasis>
(
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,
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). Body length
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(
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:
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), width
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). Oblong oval and moderately convex. Dorsum black, with feeble dark green metallic sheen in side illumination. Maxillary palps yellowish to reddish brown, slightly darken in apical segment. Labial palps reddish brown. Antennae with antennomeres 15 yellowish brown, slightly darkened at the apical portion of pedicel (antennomere 2) and basal portion of intermediate segments (antennomeres 35); cupule (antennomere 6) dark reddish brown, club (antennomeres 79) black. Ventral surface black in most part. Mentum and labium reddish black to black. Gula reddish black or black (reddish black in
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). Prosternum reddish black to black, prosternal carina somewhat paler (reddish brown in
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). Mesoventrite black (
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with reddish black mesosternal keel). Metaventrite black. Abdominal ventrites black with yellow brown patches on both side of each ventrite. Legs with coxae reddish black to black; femora and tibiae black, tibiae with reddish black to yellowish brown spines. Tarsomeres black and slightly paler in apical tarsomeres, meso- and metatarsomeres with golden swimming hairs.
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<emphasis id="85DA1817FFE8B77EA6A2F96DFE83F95E" bold="true" box="[151,275,1677,1701]" pageId="4" pageNumber="363">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
Morphological characters of
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<emphasis id="85DA1817FFE8B77EA40AF96DFD6AF95E" box="[575,762,1677,1701]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="363">Hydrochara loong</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="9EE9A56CFFE8B77EA535F96DFCC1F95E" box="[768,849,1677,1701]" pageId="4" pageNumber="363" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
and
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<emphasis id="85DA1817FFE8B77EA5B6F96DFBD1F95E" box="[899,1089,1677,1701]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="363">Hydrochara libera</emphasis>
(Sharp, 1884)
</taxonomicName>
.
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFE8B77EA2EAF96DFA89F95F" bold="true" box="[1247,1305,1676,1701]" pageId="4" pageNumber="363">A, C)</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="70AEBF86FFE8B77EA32AF96EFAE8F95E" authority="Mai &amp; Jia, 2024" authorityName="Mai &amp; Jia" authorityYear="2024" box="[1311,1400,1677,1701]" class="Insecta" family="Hydrophilidae" genus="Hydrochara" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="4" pageNumber="363" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="loong" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFE8B77EA32AF96EFAE8F95E" box="[1311,1400,1677,1701]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="363">H. loong</emphasis>
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</emphasis>
;
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFE8B77EA6E7F951FE9CF933" bold="true" box="[210,268,1712,1737]" pageId="4" pageNumber="363">B, D)</emphasis>
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFE8B77EA721F952FEE8F932" box="[276,376,1713,1737]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="363">
<taxonomicName id="70AEBF86FFE8B77EA721F952FEE5F932" authorityName="Przewozny" authorityYear="2022" baseAuthorityName="Sharp" baseAuthorityYear="1884" box="[276,373,1713,1737]" class="Insecta" family="Hydrophilidae" genus="Hydrochara" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="4" pageNumber="363" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="libera">H. libera</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFE8B77EA74BF951FE28F933" bold="true" box="[382,440,1712,1737]" pageId="4" pageNumber="363">A, B)</emphasis>
head;
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFE8B77EA7CAF951FDA9F933" bold="true" box="[511,569,1712,1737]" pageId="4" pageNumber="363">C, D)</emphasis>
punctures on elytron base (red arrows indicate the fine punctures rows between the systematic punctures rows).
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<emphasis id="85DA1817FFE9B77FA6A2FA58FE82FA2B" bold="true" box="[151,274,1464,1488]" pageId="5" pageNumber="364">FIGURE 5.</emphasis>
Morphological characters of
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<emphasis id="85DA1817FFE9B77FA409FA58FD67FA2B" box="[572,759,1464,1488]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="364">Hydrochara loong</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="9EE9A56CFFE9B77FA4C8FA58FCDDFA2B" box="[765,845,1464,1488]" pageId="5" pageNumber="364" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
A)
</emphasis>
lateral view of the prosternal carina of the holotype;
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFE9B77FA3B6FA58FA0DFA2B" bold="true" box="[1411,1437,1464,1488]" pageId="5" pageNumber="364">B)</emphasis>
lateral view of the prosternal carina of the paratype from Hubei;
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFE9B77FA51EFA3CFCD6FA0F" bold="true" box="[811,838,1500,1524]" pageId="5" pageNumber="364">C)</emphasis>
sternal keel in ventral view;
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFE9B77FA25BFA3CFB18FA0F" bold="true" box="[1134,1160,1500,1524]" pageId="5" pageNumber="364">D)</emphasis>
sternal keel in lateral view (arrow indicates the tooth);
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFE9B77FA784F9E0FE59F9E3" bold="true" box="[433,457,1536,1560]" pageId="5" pageNumber="364">E)</emphasis>
fifth abdominal ventrite.
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<emphasis id="85DA1817FFE9B77FA6F2F98AFE9CF97E" bold="true" box="[199,268,1642,1669]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="364">Head.</emphasis>
Dorsal surface with dense fine puncture and distinct systematic punctures. Labrum transverse and emarginate anteriorly, surface with dense fine punctures and a transverse row of systematic punctures near the base. Clypeus with straight anterior margin, systematic punctures of clypeus coarse, arranged into an anteriorly convex arc on each side. Frontoclypeal suture distinct. Eyes large and convex, separated by 4.3× the width of one eye; each bordered medially with arcuate row of systematic coarse punctures (ocular punctures). Antennae 9-segmented, pedicel about 1/2× as long as scape, about equally length as intermediate segments combined; cupule cone-shaped embracing the base of club; club pubescent but without long setae, antennomeres 7 and 8 asymmetrically lunulate, antennomere 9 dorsoventrally compress, of asymmetrical subpentagonal shape. Maxillary palps 4-segmented, approximately the same length as the width of head; the first palpomere very small, palpomeres 2 and 3 long, slightly curved inwards; palpomere 3 ca. 3/4× the length of palpomere 2; palpomere 4 ca. 2/3× the length of penultimate. Labial palps 4-segmented, short; the first and second palpomere very small; palpomere 3 slightly swollen and bearing with several long setae on inner face; palpomere 4 asymmetrical, ca. 2/3× the length of palpomere 3. Mentum subtrapezoid and flat, anterior margin subtruncate; surface with both extremely fine and moderately coarse punctures. Submentum glabrous. Gula pubescent, gena near gula partly glabrous (
<figureCitation id="2F95D880FFEAB77CA218FF3FFB17FF02" box="[1069,1159,223,249]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1978,2002]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,1101,1955]" captionTargetId="figure-443@6.[151,1436,1101,1955]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 6. morphological characters of Hydrochara loong sp. nov. A. ventral view of head B. lateral view of the basal portion of pronotum and elytra. C. ventral view of protarsomere of male. D. ventral view of protarsomere of female." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11234094" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11234094/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="365">Fig. 6A</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="B711C405FFEAB77CA6F2FEE2FD91FCC2" blockId="6.[151,1437,151,1077]" pageId="6" pageNumber="365">
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFEAB77CA6F2FEE2FEB3FEE6" bold="true" box="[199,291,258,285]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="365">Thorax.</emphasis>
Pronotum widest posteriorly, arcuately narrowed anteriad, with fine puncture as on head; each side with short and oblique rows of coarse systematic punctures. Pronotum with anterior and lateral marginal rims, without posterior marginal rim; anterior rim fine, lateral rim of pronotum much wider (
<figureCitation id="2F95D880FFEAB77CA264FEABFB38FE9E" box="[1105,1192,331,357]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1978,2002]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,1101,1955]" captionTargetId="figure-443@6.[151,1436,1101,1955]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 6. morphological characters of Hydrochara loong sp. nov. A. ventral view of head B. lateral view of the basal portion of pronotum and elytra. C. ventral view of protarsomere of male. D. ventral view of protarsomere of female." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11234094" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11234094/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="365">Fig. 6B</figureCitation>
). Prosternum strongly tectiform medially, with sharp median carina; prosternal carina pointed posteriorly, almost straight and obtusely angulate anteriorly in lateral view, sometimes with a small blunt tooth anteriorly (
<figureCitation id="2F95D880FFEAB77CA21DFE73FB32FE56" box="[1064,1186,402,429]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1464,1488]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1440]" captionTargetId="figure-17@5.[151,1436,181,1440]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 5. Morphological characters of Hydrochara loong sp. nov. A) lateral view of the prosternal carina of the holotype; B) lateral view of the prosternal carina of the paratype from Hubei; C) sternal keel in ventral view; D) sternal keel in lateral view (arrow indicates the tooth); E) fifth abdominal ventrite." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11234090" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11234090/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="365">Fig. 5A, B</figureCitation>
). Scutellum triangular and large, almost as long as wide, with fine punctures as on pronotum. Elytra with ground punctures as on pronotum, without sutural stria; each elytron with 5 more or less irregular distinct rows of systematic punctures, 1st, 2nd and 4th rows reaching elytral base; 1st rather regular, consists of more closely arranged punctures; 2nd row consists of more dispersed punctures that are relatively irregular; 3th to 5th rows consisting of scattered punctures and more irregular; 3th and 5th rows short, not reaching elytral base. Intervals with 1 or 2 longitudinal rows of extremely fine punctures, vaguely impressed (
<figureCitation id="2F95D880FFEAB77CA7CCFD8BFDC4FD7E" box="[505,596,619,645]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1677,1701]" captionTargetBox="[151,1421,191,1653]" captionTargetId="figure-28@4.[151,1436,181,1653]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 4. Morphological characters of Hydrochara loong sp. nov. and Hydrochara libera (Sharp, 1884). A, C) H. loong sp. nov.; B, D) H. libera. A, B) head; C, D) punctures on elytron base (red arrows indicate the fine punctures rows between the systematic punctures rows)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11234084" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11234084/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="365">Fig. 4C</figureCitation>
). Elytral marginal rim relatively wide, near base of elytron about equally wide as lateral rim of pronotum (
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); rim gradually narrowed posteriorly. Elytral epipleuron oblique. Meso- and metasternum elevated and fused at midline, forming a long sternal keel; sternal keel dentate anteriorly in lateral view (
<figureCitation id="2F95D880FFEAB77CA6E9FD37FEA5FD0A" box="[220,309,726,753]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1464,1488]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1440]" captionTargetId="figure-17@5.[151,1436,181,1440]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 5. Morphological characters of Hydrochara loong sp. nov. A) lateral view of the prosternal carina of the holotype; B) lateral view of the prosternal carina of the paratype from Hubei; C) sternal keel in ventral view; D) sternal keel in lateral view (arrow indicates the tooth); E) fifth abdominal ventrite." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11234090" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11234090/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="365">Fig. 5D</figureCitation>
), dent bearing several long setae; sternal keel not distinctly widened at metasternal portion, produced into an obtuse spine somewhat flattened longitudinally posteriorly which almost exceeding middle of the first abdominal ventrite (
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).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="B711C405FFEAB77CA6F2FCA3FD54FBCE" blockId="6.[151,1437,151,1077]" pageId="6" pageNumber="365">
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFEAB77CA6F2FCA3FE95FCA6" bold="true" box="[199,261,835,861]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="365">Legs.</emphasis>
Profemora pubescent along basal margins, with remainder part scattered fine punctures; meso- and metafemora glabrous with denser and coarser punctures. Protibiae with short, densely set spines on outer and apical margins and a similar row of slightly narrower and less densely set spines on front face; two apical spurs slightly curved. Meso- and metatibiae with longitudinal rows of spines. Protarsomeres with spines ventrally and with sparse long setae dorsally; tarsomere 5 ca. 3/4× the length as tarsomeres 14 combined (
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); claws of male being strongly curved and hook-like (
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). Meso- and metatarsomeres with spines ventrally and with dense long swimming hairs dorsally, tarsomere 2 the longest.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="B711C405FFEAB77CA6A2F85AFB73F80C" blockId="6.[151,1436,1978,2039]" pageId="6" pageNumber="365">
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFEAB77CA6A2F85AFE82F828" bold="true" box="[151,274,1978,2003]" pageId="6" pageNumber="365">FIGURE 6.</emphasis>
morphological characters of
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<emphasis id="85DA1817FFEAB77CA40CF85BFD64F828" box="[569,756,1979,2003]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="365">Hydrochara loong</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFEAB77CA4CCF85BFCF7F829" bold="true" box="[761,871,1978,2003]" pageId="6" pageNumber="365">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="9EE9A56CFFEAB77CA4CCF85BFCD9F828" box="[761,841,1979,2003]" pageId="6" pageNumber="365" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
A.
</emphasis>
ventral view of head
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFEAB77CA275F85BFBC8F828" bold="true" box="[1088,1112,1979,2003]" pageId="6" pageNumber="365">B.</emphasis>
lateral view of the basal portion of pronotum and elytra.
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFEAB77CA7B8F83EFE35F80D" bold="true" box="[397,421,2014,2038]" pageId="6" pageNumber="365">C.</emphasis>
ventral view of protarsomere of male.
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFEAB77CA504F83FFCD9F80C" bold="true" box="[817,841,2015,2039]" pageId="6" pageNumber="365">D.</emphasis>
ventral view of protarsomere of female.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="B711C405FFEBB77DA6A2FA09FBDCF9DE" blockId="7.[151,1436,1513,1573]" pageId="7" pageNumber="366">
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFEBB77DA6A2FA09FE84F9FA" bold="true" box="[151,276,1513,1537]" pageId="7" pageNumber="366">FIGURE 7.</emphasis>
Habitats of
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<emphasis id="85DA1817FFEBB77DA7A0FA09FDC2F9FA" box="[405,594,1513,1537]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="366">Hydrochara loong</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFEBB77DA46CFA09FD3BF9FA" bold="true" box="[601,683,1513,1537]" pageId="7" pageNumber="366">
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</emphasis>
in Yangxian County, Shaanxi.
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFEBB77DA5D9FA09FBB6F9FA" bold="true" box="[1004,1062,1513,1537]" pageId="7" pageNumber="366">A, B)</emphasis>
pond at Yangjiagou forestry station, photo by Mr. Zhaoqi Leng;
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFEBB77DA784F9EDFE5CF9DE" bold="true" box="[433,460,1549,1573]" pageId="7" pageNumber="366">C)</emphasis>
female attracted by light at night, photo by Mr. Yuchen Zheng.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="B711C405FFEBB77DA6F2F997FA04F94D" blockId="7.[151,1436,1655,2042]" pageId="7" pageNumber="366">
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFEBB77DA6F2F997FEACF969" bold="true" box="[199,316,1655,1682]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="366">Abdomen.</emphasis>
Abdominal ventrites with dense pubescence over the entire surface, except for a large trapezoidal glabrous patch on the fifth abdominal ventrite posteromedially; fifth abdominal ventrite evenly rounded (
<figureCitation id="2F95D880FFEBB77DA305F97BFA17F94D" box="[1328,1415,1691,1718]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1464,1488]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1440]" captionTargetId="figure-17@5.[151,1436,181,1440]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 5. Morphological characters of Hydrochara loong sp. nov. A) lateral view of the prosternal carina of the holotype; B) lateral view of the prosternal carina of the paratype from Hubei; C) sternal keel in ventral view; D) sternal keel in lateral view (arrow indicates the tooth); E) fifth abdominal ventrite." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11234090" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11234090/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="366">Fig. 5E</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="B711C405FFEBB77DA6F2F95FFBB8F876" blockId="7.[151,1436,1655,2042]" pageId="7" pageNumber="366">
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFEBB77DA6F2F95FFEA7F921" bold="true" box="[199,311,1727,1754]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="366">Aedeagus</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="2F95D880FFEBB77DA772F95FFE50F922" box="[327,448,1727,1753]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1217,1241]" captionTargetBox="[159,1428,189,1185]" captionTargetId="figure-17@3.[151,1436,181,1193]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 3. Aedeagus of Hydrochara loong sp. nov. and Hydrochara libera (Sharp, 1884). A, C) H. loong sp. nov.; B, D) H. libera. A, B) dorsal view; C, D) ventral view. Scale bars = 1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11234082" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11234082/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="366">Fig. 3A, C</figureCitation>
). Moderately elongate, parameres slender, about 2× the length of phallobase; parameres almost straight from base to apical third, apical third gradually bending inwards, apices obtusely pointed; lateral margins of parameres straight medially; punctation of parameres fine, moderately distributed. Median lobe gradually narrowed from base to apex, reaching four-fifths of length of parameres; dorsal surface of median lobe sclerotized, with a fine median longitudinal groove from base to apex and a fine emargination apically. Ventral surface of median lobe membranous, apex with a large and oval gonopore, situated apically.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="FFB4978EFFEBB77DA6F2F877FB31F84A" box="[199,1185,1943,1970]" pageId="7" pageNumber="366" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="B711C405FFEBB77DA6F2F877FB31F84A" blockId="7.[151,1436,1655,2042]" box="[199,1185,1943,1970]" pageId="7" pageNumber="366">
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFEBB77DA6F2F877FEDEF84A" bold="true" box="[199,334,1943,1969]" pageId="7" pageNumber="366">Etymology.</emphasis>
The species name loong, the Chinese totem, a creature of Chinese legend.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="FFB4978EFFEBB772A6F2F85BFA11FDC6" lastPageId="8" lastPageNumber="367" pageId="7" pageNumber="366" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="B711C405FFEBB772A6F2F85BFA11FDC6" blockId="7.[151,1436,1655,2042]" lastBlockId="8.[151,1437,151,753]" lastPageId="8" lastPageNumber="367" pageId="7" pageNumber="366">
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFEBB77DA6F2F85BFEABF82E" bold="true" box="[199,315,1979,2005]" pageId="7" pageNumber="366">Remarks.</emphasis>
This new species is larger than all previously known members of the genus. Other species of
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<emphasis id="85DA1817FFEBB77DA6A2F83FFE8FF802" box="[151,287,2015,2041]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="366">Hydrochara</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are between
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in length, while this new species is
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in length. Based on the morphology of the prosternal carina, lateral marginal rims of the pronotum and elytra, and the shape of aedeagus, this species is similar to the East Palearctic species
<taxonomicName id="70AEBF86FFE4B772A4E3FF5BFC38FF2E" authorityName="Przewozny" authorityYear="2022" baseAuthorityName="Sharp" baseAuthorityYear="1884" box="[726,936,187,213]" class="Insecta" family="Hydrophilidae" genus="Hydrochara" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="367" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="libera">
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFE4B772A4E3FF5BFC38FF2E" box="[726,936,187,213]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="367">Hydrochara libera</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and the West Palearctic species
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<emphasis id="85DA1817FFE4B772A327FF5BFA0CFF2F" box="[1298,1436,187,212]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="367">H. semenovi</emphasis>
(Zaitsev, 1908)
</taxonomicName>
. The new species can be distinguished from
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<emphasis id="85DA1817FFE4B772A507FF3FFC06FF02" box="[818,918,223,249]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="367">H. libera</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by the following characters: larger size (14.0
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in
<taxonomicName id="70AEBF86FFE4B772A715FEE3FE15FEE6" authorityName="Przewozny" authorityYear="2022" baseAuthorityName="Sharp" baseAuthorityYear="1884" box="[288,389,259,285]" class="Insecta" family="Hydrophilidae" genus="Hydrochara" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="367" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="libera">
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFE4B772A715FEE3FE15FEE6" box="[288,389,259,285]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="367">H. libera</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), maxillary palps yellowish to reddish brown, not paler at the apical portion of each segment (
<figureCitation id="2F95D880FFE4B772A6AAFEC7FF68FEBA" box="[159,248,295,321]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1677,1701]" captionTargetBox="[151,1421,191,1653]" captionTargetId="figure-28@4.[151,1436,181,1653]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 4. Morphological characters of Hydrochara loong sp. nov. and Hydrochara libera (Sharp, 1884). A, C) H. loong sp. nov.; B, D) H. libera. A, B) head; C, D) punctures on elytron base (red arrows indicate the fine punctures rows between the systematic punctures rows)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11234084" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11234084/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="367">Fig. 4A</figureCitation>
) (maxillary palps dark piceous with apical portion of each segment slightly paler in
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<emphasis id="85DA1817FFE4B772A283FEC7FA8CFEBA" box="[1206,1308,295,321]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="367">H. libera</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<figureCitation id="2F95D880FFE4B772A318FEC7FA14FEBA" box="[1325,1412,295,321]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1677,1701]" captionTargetBox="[151,1421,191,1653]" captionTargetId="figure-28@4.[151,1436,181,1653]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 4. Morphological characters of Hydrochara loong sp. nov. and Hydrochara libera (Sharp, 1884). A, C) H. loong sp. nov.; B, D) H. libera. A, B) head; C, D) punctures on elytron base (red arrows indicate the fine punctures rows between the systematic punctures rows)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11234084" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11234084/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="367">Fig. 4B</figureCitation>
)), rows of fine punctures on both side of rows of systematic punctures vague (
<figureCitation id="2F95D880FFE4B772A23CFEABFBF1FE9E" box="[1033,1121,331,357]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1677,1701]" captionTargetBox="[151,1421,191,1653]" captionTargetId="figure-28@4.[151,1436,181,1653]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 4. Morphological characters of Hydrochara loong sp. nov. and Hydrochara libera (Sharp, 1884). A, C) H. loong sp. nov.; B, D) H. libera. A, B) head; C, D) punctures on elytron base (red arrows indicate the fine punctures rows between the systematic punctures rows)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11234084" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11234084/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="367">Fig. 4C</figureCitation>
) (clearer than
<taxonomicName id="70AEBF86FFE4B772A339FEABFAE1FE9E" authority="Mai &amp; Jia, 2024" authorityName="Mai &amp; Jia" authorityYear="2024" box="[1292,1393,331,357]" class="Insecta" family="Hydrophilidae" genus="Hydrochara" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="367" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="loong" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFE4B772A339FEABFAE1FE9E" box="[1292,1393,331,357]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="367">H. loong</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFE4B772A34EFEABFF58FE72" bold="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="367">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="9EE9A56CFFE4B772A34EFEABFF58FE72" pageId="8" pageNumber="367" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
in
<taxonomicName id="70AEBF86FFE4B772A6C5FE8FFEC7FE72" authorityName="Przewozny" authorityYear="2022" baseAuthorityName="Sharp" baseAuthorityYear="1884" box="[240,343,367,393]" class="Insecta" family="Hydrophilidae" genus="Hydrochara" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="367" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="libera">
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFE4B772A6C5FE8FFEC7FE72" box="[240,343,367,393]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="367">H. libera</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<figureCitation id="2F95D880FFE4B772A75DFE8FFE53FE72" box="[360,451,367,393]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1677,1701]" captionTargetBox="[151,1421,191,1653]" captionTargetId="figure-28@4.[151,1436,181,1653]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 4. Morphological characters of Hydrochara loong sp. nov. and Hydrochara libera (Sharp, 1884). A, C) H. loong sp. nov.; B, D) H. libera. A, B) head; C, D) punctures on elytron base (red arrows indicate the fine punctures rows between the systematic punctures rows)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11234084" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11234084/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="367">Fig. 4D</figureCitation>
)), aedeagus ca. 1.3× as long as that of
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<emphasis id="85DA1817FFE4B772A5B1FE8FFC7BFE72" box="[900,1003,367,393]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="367">H. libera</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, lateral margins of parameres straight medially (
<figureCitation id="2F95D880FFE4B772A73DFE73FE11FE56" box="[264,385,403,429]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1217,1241]" captionTargetBox="[159,1428,189,1185]" captionTargetId="figure-17@3.[151,1436,181,1193]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 3. Aedeagus of Hydrochara loong sp. nov. and Hydrochara libera (Sharp, 1884). A, C) H. loong sp. nov.; B, D) H. libera. A, B) dorsal view; C, D) ventral view. Scale bars = 1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11234082" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11234082/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="367">Fig. 3A, C</figureCitation>
) (lateral margins of parameres sinuate or slightly concave medially in
<taxonomicName id="70AEBF86FFE4B772A2A2FE73FB6CFE56" authorityName="Przewozny" authorityYear="2022" baseAuthorityName="Sharp" baseAuthorityYear="1884" box="[1175,1276,403,429]" class="Insecta" family="Hydrophilidae" genus="Hydrochara" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="367" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="libera">
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFE4B772A2A2FE73FB6CFE56" box="[1175,1276,403,429]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="367">H. libera</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<figureCitation id="2F95D880FFE4B772A33EFE73FA14FE56" box="[1291,1412,403,429]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1217,1241]" captionTargetBox="[159,1428,189,1185]" captionTargetId="figure-17@3.[151,1436,181,1193]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 3. Aedeagus of Hydrochara loong sp. nov. and Hydrochara libera (Sharp, 1884). A, C) H. loong sp. nov.; B, D) H. libera. A, B) dorsal view; C, D) ventral view. Scale bars = 1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11234082" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11234082/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="367">Fig. 3B, D</figureCitation>
)), apical portion with a longer arc on inner margin (a short arc on inner margin in
<taxonomicName id="70AEBF86FFE4B772A224FE57FBE6FE2A" authorityName="Przewozny" authorityYear="2022" baseAuthorityName="Sharp" baseAuthorityYear="1884" box="[1041,1142,439,465]" class="Insecta" family="Hydrophilidae" genus="Hydrochara" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="367" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="libera">
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFE4B772A224FE57FBE6FE2A" box="[1041,1142,439,465]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="367">H. libera</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), gonopore oval (
<figureCitation id="2F95D880FFE4B772A30BFE57FA03FE2A" box="[1342,1427,439,465]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1217,1241]" captionTargetBox="[159,1428,189,1185]" captionTargetId="figure-17@3.[151,1436,181,1193]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 3. Aedeagus of Hydrochara loong sp. nov. and Hydrochara libera (Sharp, 1884). A, C) H. loong sp. nov.; B, D) H. libera. A, B) dorsal view; C, D) ventral view. Scale bars = 1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11234082" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11234082/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="367">Fig. 3C</figureCitation>
) (gonopore triangular in
<taxonomicName id="70AEBF86FFE4B772A7ABFE3BFD93FE0E" authorityName="Przewozny" authorityYear="2022" baseAuthorityName="Sharp" baseAuthorityYear="1884" box="[414,515,475,501]" class="Insecta" family="Hydrophilidae" genus="Hydrochara" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="367" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="libera">
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFE4B772A7ABFE3BFD93FE0E" box="[414,515,475,501]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="367">H. libera</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<figureCitation id="2F95D880FFE4B772A424FE3BFDF8FE0E" box="[529,616,475,501]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1217,1241]" captionTargetBox="[159,1428,189,1185]" captionTargetId="figure-17@3.[151,1436,181,1193]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 3. Aedeagus of Hydrochara loong sp. nov. and Hydrochara libera (Sharp, 1884). A, C) H. loong sp. nov.; B, D) H. libera. A, B) dorsal view; C, D) ventral view. Scale bars = 1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11234082" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11234082/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="367">Fig. 3D</figureCitation>
)). The new species can be distinguished from
<taxonomicName id="70AEBF86FFE4B772A253FE3BFB7FFE0F" baseAuthorityName="Zaitsev" baseAuthorityYear="1908" box="[1126,1263,475,500]" class="Insecta" family="Hydrophilidae" genus="Hydrochara" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="367" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="semenovi">
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFE4B772A253FE3BFB7FFE0F" box="[1126,1263,475,500]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="367">H. semenovi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by rows of fine punctures on both side of rows of systematic punctures vague (distinct in
<taxonomicName id="70AEBF86FFE4B772A5EEFE1FFBF6FDE3" baseAuthorityName="Zaitsev" baseAuthorityYear="1908" box="[987,1126,511,536]" class="Insecta" family="Hydrophilidae" genus="Hydrochara" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="367" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="semenovi">
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFE4B772A5EEFE1FFBF6FDE3" box="[987,1126,511,536]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="367">H. semenovi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), sternal keel not distinctly widened at metasternal portion (
<figureCitation id="2F95D880FFE4B772A434FDC3FDC6FDC6" box="[513,598,546,573]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1464,1488]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1440]" captionTargetId="figure-17@5.[151,1436,181,1440]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 5. Morphological characters of Hydrochara loong sp. nov. A) lateral view of the prosternal carina of the holotype; B) lateral view of the prosternal carina of the paratype from Hubei; C) sternal keel in ventral view; D) sternal keel in lateral view (arrow indicates the tooth); E) fifth abdominal ventrite." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11234090" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11234090/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="367">Fig. 5C</figureCitation>
) (metasternal portion of sternal keel distinctly widened in
<taxonomicName id="70AEBF86FFE4B772A2D2FDC3FAE1FDC7" baseAuthorityName="Zaitsev" baseAuthorityYear="1908" box="[1255,1393,547,572]" class="Insecta" family="Hydrophilidae" genus="Hydrochara" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="367" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="semenovi">
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFE4B772A2D2FDC3FAE1FDC7" box="[1255,1393,547,572]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="367">H. semenovi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="FFB4978EFFE4B772A6F2FDA6FE97FD36" pageId="8" pageNumber="367" type="biology_ecology">
<paragraph id="B711C405FFE4B772A6F2FDA6FE97FD36" blockId="8.[151,1437,151,753]" pageId="8" pageNumber="367">
<emphasis id="85DA1817FFE4B772A6F2FDA6FEB7FD9B" bold="true" box="[199,295,582,608]" pageId="8" pageNumber="367">Biology.</emphasis>
A female was first collected by light trap in an open valley of the Qinling Mountains in 2017 (
<figureCitation id="2F95D880FFE4B772A30DFDA7FA1FFD9A" box="[1336,1423,583,609]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="7.[151,250,1513,1537]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1489]" captionTargetId="figure-17@7.[151,1436,181,1489]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 7. Habitats of Hydrochara loong sp. nov. in Yangxian County, Shaanxi. A, B) pond at Yangjiagou forestry station, photo by Mr. Zhaoqi Leng; C) female attracted by light at night, photo by Mr. Yuchen Zheng." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11234096" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11234096/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="367">Fig. 7C</figureCitation>
). Six years later, a male was collected in a pond in the same valley (
<figureCitation id="2F95D880FFE4B772A54DFD8BFC61FD7E" box="[888,1009,619,645]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="7.[151,250,1513,1537]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1489]" captionTargetId="figure-17@7.[151,1436,181,1489]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 7. Habitats of Hydrochara loong sp. nov. in Yangxian County, Shaanxi. A, B) pond at Yangjiagou forestry station, photo by Mr. Zhaoqi Leng; C) female attracted by light at night, photo by Mr. Yuchen Zheng." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11234096" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11234096/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="367">Fig. 7A, B</figureCitation>
). This species is likely similar to most species of the genus, inhabiting stagnant water with vegetation, adults clearly fly to light. The rest of the biology is unknown.
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). Only known from the
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