Yara (beetle)

Yara
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Hydroscaphidae
Genus:	Yara Reichardt & Hinton, 1976 [1]

Yara is a genus of beetles in the family Hydroscaphidae, from South America and Central America. Containing five species: ^[2]

• Yara dybasi (Reichardt & Hinton, 1976) – Panama
• Yara vanini (Reichardt & Hinton, 1976) – Brazil
• Yara maculata (Short, Joly & Garcia, 2010) – Venezuela ^[3]
• Yara marmontsedu (Reyes, Espinoza & Girón, 2019) – Nicaragua ^[4]
• Yara oyaguei (Trujillo & Cañote, 2023) – Peru ^[5]

References

1. Reichardt, H., H.E. Hinton (1976) On the New World beetles of the family Hydroscaphidae. Papéis Avulsos Zool., S. Paulo 30:1-24.
2. Hydroscaphidae Species List at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 11 May 2012.
3. Short, Andrew E. Z.; Joly, Luis J.; García, Mauricio (June 2010). "Discovery of the Skiff Beetle Genus Yara Reichardt and Hinton (Coleoptera: Myxophaga: Hydroscaphidae) in Venezuela, with Description of a New Species" . The Coleopterists Bulletin. 64 (2): 151–156. doi:10.1649/072.064.0212. ISSN   0010-065X.
4. "Yara marmontsedu Reyes & Espinoza & Girón 2019, n. sp. - Plazi TreatmentBank". treatment.plazi.org. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
5. "Yara oyaguei Trujillo & Cañote - Plazi TreatmentBank". treatment.plazi.org. Retrieved 6 January 2024.

External links

• Tree of Life entry for Hydroscaphidae, with pictures