A review of Elocomosta Hansen with a description of a new species with reduced eyes from China (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Sphaeridiinae)

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 27 Jul 2016Publisher:Pensoft PublishersJournal:ZooKeys, volume 607, pages 81-92 (issn: 1313-2989, eissn: 1313-2970,

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Authors: Lin,Renchao; Jia,Fenglong; Fikácek,Martin;

doi: 10.3897/zookeys.607.7142

pmid: 27551232

pmc: PMC4978028

A review of Elocomosta Hansen with a description of a new species with reduced eyes from China (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Sphaeridiinae)

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A new species of the genus Elocomosta Hansen, 1989 (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Sphaeridiinae: Coelostomatini), Elocomosta lilizheni sp. n., is described from Guangxi Province, China. It is compared in detail with the only other known species of the genus, Elocomosta nigra Hansen, 1989 from Borneo, and the genus is diagnosed from the remaining coelostomatine genera. The new species is unusual among Hydrophilidae by having extremely reduced eyes.

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Sun Yat-sen University
China (People's Republic of)
Charles University
Czech Republic

Keywords

new species, China, Coelostomatini, eye reduction, Elocomosta, Research Article

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