Dryopomorphus grandis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Dryopoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Elateriformia Superfamilia: Dryopoidea

Familia: Elmidae
Subfamiliae: Larainae
Genus: Dryopomorphus
Species: Dryopomorphus grandis

Name

• Dryopomorphus grandis Čiampor, Čiamporová-Zaťovičová & Kodada 2012: 6, figs. 5, 21–23, 40–42

Type locality: Malaysia, Sabah, Crocker range Mountains—submontane rainforest stream surrounded by primary forest. The type material was collected below Sunsuron waterfall in ca. 4–5 m wide stream with gravel, large boulders and submerged logs.

Holotype: NMW, ♂, 8.VI.1996, 5a.

Etymology: The species name is from latin grandis—big, as this is the biggest known species of the genus.

References

Primary references

• Čiampor, F. jr., Čiamporová-Zaťovičová, Z. & Kodada, J. 2012: Malaysian species of Dryopomorphus Hinton, 1936 (Insecta: Coleoptera: Elmidae). Zootaxa 3564: 1–16. Preview. . Reference page.