Taprobanelmis

Taprobanelmis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Elmidae
Subfamily: Elminae
Tribe: Elmini
Genus: Taprobanelmis
Delève, 1973
Species:
T. carinata
Binomial name
Taprobanelmis carinata
Delève, 1973

Taprobanelmis carinata, is a species of riffle beetle found in Sri Lanka. It is the only species in the genus Taprobanelmis.

Adults beetles are found on the stones in the cascade.

References

  1. ↑ "Taprobanelmis Delève, 1973". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  2. ↑ Starmühlner, F. (1984). "Mountain stream fauna, with special reference to Mollusca". In Fernando, C. H. (ed.). Ecology and Biogeography in Sri Lanka. Monographiae Biologicae. Vol. 57. Springer Netherlands. pp. 215–255. doi:10.1007/978-94-009-6545-4_11. ISBN 978-94-009-6547-8. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  3. ↑ "19. Byrrhoidea Latreille, 1804". Coleoptera, Beetles. Morphology and Systematics. De Gruyter. 2016-03-21. pp. 553–654. doi:10.1515/9783110373929-022. ISBN 9783110373929. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  4. ↑ "Taprobanelmis Delève, 1973". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  5. ↑ "Results of the Austrian-Ceylonese hydrobiological mission 1970 of the 1st Zoological Institute of the University of Vienna (Austria) and the Department of Zoology of the Vidyalankara University of Ceylon, Kelaniya. Pt. 7. Dryopidae and Elminthidae of Ceylon" (PDF). Bull. Fish. Res. Stn., Sri Lanka (Ceylon), Vol. 24, Nos. 1 & 2-pp. 6.9-74, 1973. Retrieved 2021-08-01.