Exocelina craterensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Adephaga

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: Adephaga

Familia: Dytiscidae
Subfamilia: Copelatinae
Genus: Exocelina
Species: Exocelina craterensis

Name

• Exocelina craterensis Shaverdo & Balke, 2014: 9, figs. 4, 32

Holotype: ZSM, ♂, 14 IX 2002, Balke & Sagata (PNG 8).

Type locality: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Simbu/Eastern Highlands Provinces, Crater Mt., Wara Sera Station, 06°43.4'S; 145°05.6'E.

Etymology: The species is named after Crater Mountain where it was collected.

References

• Shaverdo, H.V., Sagata, K., Panjaitan, R., Menufandu, H. & Balke, M. 2014. Description of 23 new species of the Exocelina ekari-group from New Guinea, with a key to all representatives of the species group (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Copelatinae). ZooKeys 468: 1–83. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.468.8506 . Reference page.  [original description: p. 9, figs. 4, 32]