Ephydrolithus is a Neotropical genus of water scavenger beetle in the family Hydrophilidae represented by five described species known from Brazil.[1]
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| Genus: | Ephydrolithus Girón & Short, 2018
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Taxonomy edit
The genus Ephydrolithus was described for the first time by Girón & Short in 2019.[2]
It belongs in the subfamily Acidocerinae and contains three described species from Brazil (Bahía, Minas Gerais).[1][2]
Description edit
Small beetles (1.8–3.3 mm), yellowish-brown to dark brown in coloration, with relatively short maxillary palps. A complete diagnosis was presented by Girón and Short.[1][2]
Habitat edit
According to Girón and Short "All known species are exclusively associated with rock seepages".[1]
Species edit
- Ephydrolithus hamadae Girón and Short, 2019
- Ephydrolithus minor Girón and Short, 2019
- Ephydrolithus ogmos Girón and Short, 2019
- Ephydrolithus spiculatus Girón and Short, 2019
- Ephydrolithus teli Girón and Short, 2019
References edit
- ^ a b c d Girón, Jennifer C.; Short, Andrew Edward Z. (2021-06-18). "The Acidocerinae (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae): taxonomy, classification, and catalog of species". ZooKeys (1045): 1–236. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1045.63810. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 8233300. PMID 34228772.
- ^ a b c Girón, Jennifer C.; Short, Andrew Edward Z. (2019-06-13). "Three additional new genera of acidocerine water scavenger beetles from the Guiana and Brazilian Shield regions of South America (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Acidocerinae)". ZooKeys (855): 109–154. doi:10.3897/zookeys.855.33013. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 6586674. PMID 31244545.