Crephelochares abnormalis

Crephelochares abnormalis
Dorsal view of Crephelochares abnormalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Staphyliniformia
Family:	Hydrophilidae
Genus:	Crephelochares
Species:	C. abnormalis
Binomial name
Crephelochares abnormalis (Sharp, 1890)
Synonyms
Philydrus abnormalisSharp, 1890 Helochares regimbartiKnisch, 1924 Philhydrus nigritulusRégimbart, 1903 Phylhydrus ferrugatusRégimbart, 1903 Chasmogenus abnormalis(Sharp, 1890)

Crephelochares abnormalis, is a species of water scavenger beetle found in Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Ryukyu Islands and Indonesia: Borneo, Java, Sulawesi, Sumatra. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Taxonomy

The species was originally described by David Sharp in 1890 under the genus Philydrus. ^[6]

It was transferred to the genus Chasmogenus when Chasmogenus was considered a subgenus of the genus Helochares and a synonym of Crephelochares . Additional details about the taxonomic history of Chasmogenus and Crephelochares can be found in Girón and Short (2021). ^[7]

Description

The species is closely related to Chasmogenus orbus , only can be separated by features of the aedeagus: parameres without or with small subapical tooth, where the apex is broadened inwards. Median lobe gradually becomes narrow from apical quarter to apex and widely truncate apically. ^[8]

References

1. Devi, M. Bhubaneshwari; Devi, O. Sandhyarani; Fikáček, Martin; Minoshima, Yûsuke N.; Wanghengbam, Leiphon (2016-07-27). "Redescription and lectotype designation of Chasmogenus abnormalis (Sharp), with notes on its distribution" . Zootaxa. 4144 (2): 296–300. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4144.2.12. PMID   27470857 . Retrieved 2021-07-30.
2. Jia, Fenglong; Tang, Yu-dan (2018-02-19). "A faunistic study of genus Chasmogenus Sharp, 1882 of China (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae)". ZooKeys (738): 59–66. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.738.21711 . PMC   5904443 . PMID   29670421 . Retrieved 2021-07-30.
3. Girón, J. C.; Short, A. E. Z. (2016). "Exploring morphological characters associated with habitat transitions in water scavenger beetles (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Acidocerinae)". researchgate.net. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
4. Hebauer, F.; Ryndevich, S. K. (2005). "New data on the distribution of Old World Hydrophilidae (Coleoptera)" (PDF). Acta Coleopterologica. 21 (1): 43–51.
5. "Chasmogenus abnormalis (Sharp, 1890)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
6. Sharp, D. (1890). "On some aquatic Coleoptera from Ceylon". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1890 (2): 339–359. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.1890.tb03026.x.
7. Girón, Jennifer C.; Short, Andrew Edward Z. (2021-06-18). "The Acidocerinae (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae): taxonomy, classification, and catalog of species". ZooKeys (1045): 1–236. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1045.63810 . ISSN   1313-2970. PMC   8233300 . PMID   34228772.
8. Jia, Fenglong; Tang, Yu-dan (2018-02-19). "A faunistic study of genus Chasmogenus Sharp, 1882 of China (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae)". ZooKeys (738): 59–66. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.738.21711 . PMC   5904443 . PMID   29670421 . Retrieved 2021-07-30.