Ephydrolithus

Ephydrolithus
Dorsal view of Ephydrolithus hamadae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Staphyliniformia
Family: Hydrophilidae
Subfamily: Acidocerinae
Genus: Ephydrolithus
Girón & Short, 2018
Diversity
5 species

Ephydrolithus is a Neotropical genus of water scavenger beetle in the family Hydrophilidae represented by five described species known from Brazil.

Taxonomy

The genus Ephydrolithus was described for the first time by Girón & Short in 2019.

It belongs in the subfamily Acidocerinae and contains three described species from Brazil (Bahía, Minas Gerais).

Description

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.

Habitat

According to Girón and Short "All known species are exclusively associated with rock seepages".

Species

  1. Ephydrolithus hamadae Girón and Short, 2019
  2. Ephydrolithus minor Girón and Short, 2019
  3. Ephydrolithus ogmos Girón and Short, 2019
  4. Ephydrolithus spiculatus Girón and Short, 2019
  5. Ephydrolithus teli Girón and Short, 2019

References

  1. 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. Bibcode:2021ZooK.1045....1G. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1045.63810. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 8233300. PMID 34228772.
  2. 1 2 3 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. Bibcode:2019ZooK..855..109G. doi:10.3897/zookeys.855.33013. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 6586674. PMID 31244545.