Potamophilinus costatus

Potamophilinus costatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Superfamily:	Byrrhoidea
Family:	Elmidae
Genus:	Potamophilinus
Species:	P. costatus
Binomial name
	Potamophilinus costatus; Hinton, 1935

Last updated December 17, 2025

Potamophilinus costatus, is a species of riffle beetle found in Sri Lanka.^[1]^[2]

Adult beetles are found under stones and in cascades.^[3]

References

↑ "Potamophilinus costatus Hinton, 1935". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
↑ Starmühlner, F. (1984). Fernando, C. H. (ed.). "Mountain stream fauna, with special reference to Mollusca". Springer Netherlands. pp. 215–255. doi:10.1007/978-94-009-6545-4_11 . Retrieved 2021-08-04.
↑ "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.

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[1] "Potamophilinus costatus Hinton, 1935". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-04.

[2] Starmühlner, F. (1984). Fernando, C. H. (ed.). "Mountain stream fauna, with special reference to Mollusca". Springer Netherlands. pp. 215–255. doi:10.1007/978-94-009-6545-4_11 . Retrieved 2021-08-04.

[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.

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