| Radicitus | |
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| Dorsal view of Radicitus ayacucho | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Hydrophilidae |
| Subfamily: | Acidocerinae |
| Genus: | Radicitus Short & García, 2014 |
| Diversity | |
| 3 species | |
Radicitus is a Neotropical genus of water scavenger beetle in the family Hydrophilidae represented by three described species known from the Guiana Shield Region. [1]
The genus Radicitus was described for the first time by Short & García in 2014. [2]
It belongs in the subfamily Acidocerinae and contains three described species from Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. [1]
Medium-sized beetles (4.5–6.2 mm), moderate to strongly convex in lateral view, dark brown in coloration, with short and stout maxillary palps; reduced hydrofuge pubescence on metafemora. The elytral punctation may present well defined rows of serial punctures. A complete diagnosis was presented by Girón and Short. [1]
Species of Radicitus have been found on a variety of habitats associated with streams and seeps on rock outcrops. [1]