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Published: 2012-02-17
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Portelmis guianensis sp. nov. from French Guiana (Coleoptera: Elmidae)

Department of Systematic Zoology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Umultowska 89, PL-61-614 Poznań, Poland
Institute of Evolutionary Biology (CSIC-UPF), 37-49, CP-08003, Barcelona, Spain Capes Foundation, Ministry of Education of Brazil, CEP: 70040-020, Brasília-DF, Brazil
Coleoptera Elmidae Portelmis new species French Guiana

Abstract

Portelmis guianensis sp. nov. is a new member of the Portelmis gurneyi–group. It was collected in Sinnamary, northern French Guiana. The species is externally similar to the other members of the genus, but males deviate considerably by the shape of the aedeagus. A detailed description and figures are given to facilitate easy identification of the new species. In addition, we have modified the key to species for males of the P. gurneyi–group given in Fernandes et al. (2010) by including the new species. The genus Portelmis Sanderson, 1935 now contains 5 members.

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