Radicitus
| Radicitus | |
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| Dorsal view of Radicitus ayacucho | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Hydrophilidae |
| Subfamily: | Acidocerinae |
| Genus: | Radicitus Short & García, 2014 |
| Diversity | |
| 3 species | |
Radicitus is a Neotropical genus of water scavenger beetle in the family Hydrophilidae represented by three described species known from the Guiana Shield Region.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]The genus Radicitus was described for the first time by Short & García in 2014.[2]
It belongs in the subfamily Acidocerinae and contains three described species from Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.[1]
Description
[edit]Medium-sized beetles (4.5–6.2 mm), moderate to strongly convex in lateral view, dark brown in coloration, with short and stout maxillary palps; reduced hydrofuge pubescence on metafemora. The elytral punctation may present well defined rows of serial punctures. A complete diagnosis was presented by Girón and Short.[1]
Habitat
[edit]Species of Radicitus have been found on a variety of habitats associated with streams and seeps on rock outcrops.[1]
Species
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 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.
- 1 2 3 4 Short, A. E. Z.; García, M. (2014-07-10). "A new genus of egg case-carrying water scavenger beetle from the Guiana Shield (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Acidocerinae)". Zootaxa. 3835 (2): 251–262. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3835.2.5. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 25081447.