<strong>A revision of the South African endemic water beetle genus <em>Pneuminion </em>Perkins (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae)</strong>

PHILIP D. PERKINS

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.538.1.1

Issue: Vol. 538 No. 1: 14 Jun. 2004

Type: Article

Published: 2004-06-14

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.538.1.1

Page range: 1–38

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**A revision of the South African endemic water beetle genus Pneuminion Perkins (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae)**

PHILIP D. PERKINS⁺⁻

Department of Entomology, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA

Coleoptera Hydraenidae Pneuminion Perkins new species South Africa digital images holotype images

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Abstract

The South African endemic water beetle genus Pneuminion Perkins, 1997 is revised. The generic limits, habitat preferences and morphological characters are discussed. A key to the nine known species is given. New species described are P. balfourbrownei, P. endroedyi, P. impressum, P. nanum, P. natalensis, P. punctatum, P. semisulcatum, and P. tubum. High resolution digital images of the holotypes are presented (online version in color), the male genitalia are illustrated, and the geographical distributions are mapped.

References

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Perkins, P. D. (1997). Life on the effective bubble: exocrine secretion delivery systems (ESDS) and the evolution and classification of beetles in the family Hydraenidae (Insecta: Coleoptera). Annals of Carnegie Museum, 66(2), 89–207.