Exocelina gorokaensis

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 gorokaensis

Name

• Exocelina gorokaensis Shaverdo & Balke, 2014: 12, figs. 14, 42

Holotype: ZSM, ♂, 9.-15 vii .2009, 06.22.479S 145.15.256E, Sagata (PNG 230).

Type locality: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Eastern Highlands Province, 37 km S Goroka, Hogave village, Mt. Michael, 06°22.48'S; 145°15.26'E.

Etymology: The species is named after Goroka, where it was mostly 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. 12, figs. 14, 42]