Event Title
New Species of Desmopachria Babington (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Hydroporinae: Hyphydrini) from South America
Faculty Mentor
George Wolfe
Keywords
George Wolfe
Abstract
Members of Desmopachria are extremely small (1.5-3.0mm) and are known for their bizarre, complicated male genitalia. Approximately 93 species are currently described with about 60 undescribed species recognized in the insect collections at the University of New Mexico and Georgia College. In this study we describe three additional new species of Desmopachria from South America in collaboration with the University Of New Mexico Museum Of Invertebrates. The three species are morphologically described and characterized. The most important structures are characteristics of male genitalia and size and density of elytral and metacoxal punctures.
Session Name:
Biological and Environmental Sciences IV
Start Date
4-4-2014 1:15 PM
End Date
4-4-2014 2:15 PM
Location
HSB 207
New Species of Desmopachria Babington (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Hydroporinae: Hyphydrini) from South America
HSB 207
Members of Desmopachria are extremely small (1.5-3.0mm) and are known for their bizarre, complicated male genitalia. Approximately 93 species are currently described with about 60 undescribed species recognized in the insect collections at the University of New Mexico and Georgia College. In this study we describe three additional new species of Desmopachria from South America in collaboration with the University Of New Mexico Museum Of Invertebrates. The three species are morphologically described and characterized. The most important structures are characteristics of male genitalia and size and density of elytral and metacoxal punctures.