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Issue: Vol. 5613 No. 1: 26 Mar. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-03-26
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5613.1.8
Page range: 165-170
Abstract views: 108
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A new species of Anacaena Thomson, 1859 from the Cederberg Range, South Africa (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae)

School of Biological and Marine Sciences; University of Plymouth; Drake Circus; Plymouth PL4 8AA; UK; Department of Zoology; University of Johannesburg; PO Box 524; Auckland Park; Johannesburg 2006; South Africa
Department of Freshwater Invertebrates; Albany Museum; South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity and Department of Zoology and Entomology; Rhodes University; Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) 6140; South Africa
SNSB-Zoologische Staatssammlung München; Münchhausenstraße 21; D-81247; Munich; Germany
Coleoptera Water beetle Anacaenini Afrotropical Region fynbos biome peat swamp taxonomy

Abstract

Anacaena fosteri sp. nov. is described from a high-altitude bog in the Cederberg, Western Cape Province, South Africa. The new species was collected from temporarily wet algal films over peat and likely lives out of water for much of the year. The habitus, aedeagus, femoral pubescence and habitat of the new species are illustrated, together with details of its ecology.

 

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How to Cite

Bilton, D.T., Mlambo, M.C. & Balke, M. (2025) A new species of Anacaena Thomson, 1859 from the Cederberg Range, South Africa (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae). Zootaxa, 5613 (1), 165–170. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5613.1.8