Ilamelmis brunnescens

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Ilamelmis brunnescens
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I. brunnescens
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Ilamelmis brunnescens
Delève, 1973

Ilamelmis brunnescens, is a species of riffle beetle found in Sri Lanka. [1] [2]

Description

The beetle is the most abundant species in the genus. It is inhabited under surface of stones in the water current, under pebbles and upon rocks, and stones in the cascade. [3]

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References

  1. "Ilamelmis brunnescens Delève, 1973". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  2. Fernando, C.H. Ecology and Biogeography in Sri Lanka.
  3. "Results of the Austrian-Ceylonese hydrobiological mission 1970 of the 1st Zoological Institute of the University of Vienna (Austria) and the Department of Zoology of the Vidyalankara University of Ceylon, Kelaniya. Pt. 7. Dryopidae and Elminthidae of Ceylon" (PDF). Bull. Fish. Res. Stn., Sri Lanka (Ceylon), Vol. 24, Nos. 1 & 2-pp. 6.9-74, 1973. Retrieved 2021-08-01.