Rhithrops capensis

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: Dryopidae
Genus: Rhithrops
Species: Rhithrops capensis

Name

Rhithrops capensis Bilton & Shepard, 2022: 541

Type locality: South Africa, Western Cape, Cederberg, Matjies Rivier, Matjiesrivier, 32°31’07.42”S 19°21’00.4”E, 725 m.

Holotype: AMG. male ♂. 22.IX.2011. legit D.T. Bilton.

References

Primary references

• Bilton, D.T. & Shepard, W.D. 2022. Rhithrops capensis gen. et sp. nov., a new aquatic dryopid beetle from the Western Cape of South Africa (Coleoptera: Dryopoidea: Dryopidae). Zootaxa 5195(6): 539–553. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5195.6.3. . Reference page.