Exocelina pseudoastrophallus

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 pseudoastrophallus

Name

• Exocelina pseudoastrophallus Shaverdo & Balke, 2014: 25, figs. 3A–D, 30

Holotype: ZSM, ♂, Ibalim & Pius (PNG248).

Type locality: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: East Sepik Province, Lembena, 04°57.51'S; 143°57.03'E.

Etymology: This species was mistaken for E. astrophallus due to their external similarity.

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. 26, figs. 3A–D, 30]