Katasophistes

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Katasophistes
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Dorsal view of Katasophistes merida
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Katasophistes

Girón & Short, 2018
Diversity
4 species

Katasophistes is a Neotropical genus of water scavenger beetle in the family Hydrophilidae represented by four described species known from the Guiana Shield Region. [1]

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Taxonomy

The genus Katasophistes was described for the first time by Girón & Short in 2018. [2]

It belongs in the subfamily Acidocerinae and contains four described species from Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. [1] [2]

Description

Small beetles (2.7–4.5 mm), smooth and shiny dorsally, brown to dark brown in coloration, with long maxillary palps. A complete diagnosis was presented by Girón and Short. [1] [2]

Habitat

According to Girón and Short species known from Ecuador and Peru have been collected from forested stream pools with abundant detritus, whereas Katasophistes merida from Venezuela has been collected on seepages. [1] [2]

Species

  1. Katasophistes charynaeGirón and Short, 2018
  2. Katasophistes cuzcoGirón and Short, 2018
  3. Katasophistes meridaGirón and Short, 2018
  4. Katasophistes superficialisGirón and Short, 2018

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Girón, Jennifer C.; Short, Andrew Edward Z. (2018-06-19). "Three new genera of acidocerine water scavenger beetles from tropical South America (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Acidocerinae)". ZooKeys (768): 113–158. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.768.24423 . ISSN   1313-2970. PMC   6019434 . PMID   29955215.