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Issue: Vol. 5254 No. 4: 14 Mar. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-03-14
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5254.4.10
Page range: 585-592
Abstract views: 256
PDF downloaded: 40

Discovery of Grouvellinus huaxiensis sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Elmidae) from the urban river Huaxi in Guiyang, China

1Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou, P. R. China. 2The Provincial Special Key Laboratory for Development and Utilization of Insect Resources of Guizhou, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, Guizhou, P. R. China. 3The Provincial Key Laboratory for Agricultural Pest Management of Mountainous Region, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou, P. R. China.
Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou, P. R. China. 2The Provincial Special Key Laboratory for Development and Utilization of Insect Resources of Guizhou, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, Guizhou, P. R. China. 3The Provincial Key Laboratory for Agricultural Pest Management of Mountainous Region, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou, P. R. China.
1Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou, P. R. China. 2The Provincial Special Key Laboratory for Development and Utilization of Insect Resources of Guizhou, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, Guizhou, P. R. China. 3The Provincial Key Laboratory for Agricultural Pest Management of Mountainous Region, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou, P. R. China.
Coleoptera riffle beetles urban insect city biodiversity water environment aquatic beetle

Abstract

Grouvellinus huaxiensis sp. nov. was collected from Huaxi river in an urban setting of Guiyang (Guizhou, China) in 2021. Habitus and diagnostic features of the new species are described and illustrated herein. The new discovery reflects that the water quality and ecological stability of urban rivers is not necessarily in conflict with anthropogenic activities in the surrounding, which also provides us new insights into the protection of urban freshwater ecosystems.

 

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