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Issue: Vol. 3298 No. 1: 3 May. 2012
Type: Articles
Published: 2012-05-03
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3298.1.6
Page range: 62–68
Abstract views: 31
PDF downloaded: 5

A new species of Suphisellus Crotch, 1873 (Coleoptera: Noteridae) from “Los Llanos”, Venezuela

El Insectario, Laboratorio de Ecosistemática de Coleópteros Acuáticos, Unidad Técnica Fitosanitaria, Museo de Artrópodos (MALUZ), Facultad de Agronomía, La Universidad del Zulia, Apartado 526, Maracaibo 4001-A, Edo. Zulia, Venezuela
Departamento de Ecología y Biología Animal, facultad de Biología, Universidad de Vigo, Campus Lagoas Marcosende, 36310, Vigo, España
Departamento Fitosanitario, Museo de Artrópodos (MALUZ), Facultad de Agronomía, La Universidad del Zulia, Apartado 526, Maracaibo 4001-A, Edo. Zulia, Venezuela
Coleoptera Noteridae Noterini Suphisellus new species Plains Region Venezuela wetlands

Abstract

Suphisellus shorti sp. n. is described from “Los Llanos”, Venezuela, which brings to six the number of species includedin the Noteridae genus Suphisellus Crotch, 1873 recorded in this country. Specimens were collected in The Plains regionin Venezuela (Apure and Guarico states) using either a light trap or a net. Description and illustration of the new speciesare provided along with a discussion of its systematic position. The new species can be distinguished from the other spe-cies of the genus by the following main characters: crease at posterolateral angle of pronotum weakly marked; numerous setae covering entire surface of prosternal process and medial part of prosternum; shape of male genitalia.

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