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Published: 2012-10-08
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A New Species of Oocyclus Sharp From Southeastern China (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae)

Institute of Entomology, Life Science School, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, Guangdong, China
1 Henares 16, Velilla de San Antonio, Madrid 28891 SPAIN
Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Oocyclus Southeastern China

Abstract

Oocyclus Sharp is a moderately large genus of water scavenger beetles (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae) with 50 valid species described from the Oriental and Neotropical Regions. Most occur in waterfalls and other hygropetric environments (Short & Fikáček 2011, Short & Jia 2011). Currently, six species have been reported from China (Hebauer & Wang 1998, Short & Jia 2011) of which O. bhutanicus Sâto was doubtful (Short & Swanson 2005).

References

  1. Hebauer, F. & Wang, J. (1998) New species of the genus Oocyclus Sharp, 1882 from India, Sri Lanka and Taiwan with a key to all known species (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae). Acta Coleopterologica, 14, 37–46.

    Minoshima, Y. (2009) First record of the hygropetric genus Oocyclus Sharp (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae) from Laos, with description of a new species. Zootaxa, 2192, 45–55.

    Short, A.E.Z. (2009) Two new species of the hygropetric genus Oocyclus from eastern India (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae, 49, 625–630.

    Short, A.E.Z. & Fikáček, M. (2011) World catalogue of the Hydrophiloidea (Coleoptera): additions and corrections II (2006–2010). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae, 51 (1), 83–122.

    Short, A.E.Z. & Garcia, M. (2010) A review of the Oocyclus Sharp of Venezuela with description of twelve new species (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Laccobiini). Zootaxa, 2635, 1–31.

    Short, A.E.Z & Jia, F.L. (2011) Two new species of Oocyclus Sharp from China with a revised key to the genus for mainland Southeast Asia (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae). Zootaxa, 3012, 64–68.

    Short, A.E.Z. & Swanson, A.P. (2005) A revision of the Oocyclus Sharp of Thailand with description of six new species (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae). Zootaxa, 1078, 1–24.