Sternolophus rufipes

Sternolophus rufipes
Sternolophus rufipes, China
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Staphyliniformia
Family:	Hydrophilidae
Subfamily:	Hydrophilinae
Tribe:	Hydrophilini
Genus:	Sternolophus
Species:	S. rufipes
Binomial name
Sternolophus rufipes (Fabricius, 1792)
Synonyms
Hydrophilus rufipes Fabricius, 1792 Sternolophus fulvipes Motschulsky, 1854 Tropisternus mergus Kollar & L.Redtenbacher, 1844

Sternolophus rufipes is a species of water scavenger beetle found in India, Sri Lanka, China, South Korea and the Philippines. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Description

This large oval species has a body size of about 10.2 mm. Elytra with four distinct rows of systematic punctures. Antennae with nine segments. Prosternum highly tectiform and carinate medially. Metasternal keel glabrous and produced into a short spine posteriorly and passed to the first ventrite. On the base of middle and hind femora, there is a hydrofuge pubescence as well as in abdominal ventrites. Mesosternal keel has a small notch and long apical setae. Posterior margin of fifth ventrite is rounded. ^{[6] [7]}

References

1. Choi, Soon-Kun; Kim, Myung-Hyun; Choe, Lak-Jung; Eo, Jinu; Bang, Hea-Son (2016). "Prediction of the Flight Times of Hydrochara affinis and Sternolophus rufipes in Paddy Fields Based on RCP 8.5 Scenario" . Korean Journal of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 18: 16–29. doi:10.5532/KJAFM.2016.18.1.16 . Retrieved 2021-07-31.
2. Song, Young-Ju; Kim, Myung-Hyun; Lee, Sang-Hee (2019-09-01). "A counting method for the number of Sternolophus rufipes and Hydrochara affinis in a noisy trap image" . Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology. 22 (3): 802–806. doi:10.1016/j.aspen.2019.06.003. S2CID   195435675 . Retrieved 2021-07-31.
3. "Sternolophus rufipes (Fabricius, 1792)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
4. "Sternolophus rufipes". www.cabi.org. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
5. Nasserzadeh, Hiva; Komarek, Albrecht (2017-06-26). "Taxonomic revision of the water scavenger beetle genus Sternolophus Solier, 1834 (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae)" . Zootaxa. 4282 (2): 201. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4282.2.1 . Retrieved 2021-07-31.
6. "Freshwater Macroinvertebrates in Hong Kong". www.biosch.hku.hk. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
7. Devi, M. Bhubaneshwari; Devi, O. Sandhyarani; Chingangbam, Dhananjoy Singh (2018). "Meiotic chromosomes of Sternolophus rufipes (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae)". Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies. pp. 1598–1602. Retrieved 2021-07-31.