Biology:Hydroscapha monticola

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Hydroscapha monticola
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Hydroscaphidae
Genus: Hydroscapha
Species:
H. monticola
Binomial name
Hydroscapha monticola
Löbl, 1996

Hydroscapha monticola, is a species of skiff beetle native to India and Sri Lanka.[1][2][3]

Description

Sri Lanka forms are slightly larger than the Indian ones according to the type specimens. This tiny species has a total body length of about 1.17 to 1.34 mm. Length of the fore body is 0.82 to 0.97 mm. Elytra length of male is 0.58 to 0.63 mm and female is 0.56 to 0.62 mm. Body is brown to dark brown in color. Head, as well as posterior and anterior margins of pronotum and anterior part of elytra are slightly darker brown. Male has bisinuate sternite V on posterior margin, with two tufts. The posterior margin is not denticulate. Sternite VI clothed with regularly arranged setae. Aedeagus is about 0.32 to 0.33 mm long which is slightly sinuate in lateral view. Female has trilobate apically trilobate sternite VI with blunt at apex. Tergite VI is simply rounded apically.[4] It is commonly found in the altitudes between 1800 and 2800 m.[5]

References

  1. Short, Andrew Edward Z.; Joly, Luis J.; García, Mauricio; Wild, Alexander L.; Bloom, Devin D.; Maddison, David R. (2015). "Molecular phylogeny of the Hydroscaphidae (Coleoptera: Myxophaga) with description of a remarkable new lineage from the Guiana Shield" (in en). pp. 214–229. doi:10.1111/syen.12097. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/syen.12097. 
  2. Ek, Martin Fiká Č; Šípková, Hana (2009-12-31). "New Asian Hydroscapha, With Comments On Male-Female Association Of Co-Occuring [sic Species (Coleoptera, Myxophaga, Hydroscaphidae)"]. doi:10.5281/ZENODO.191255. https://zenodo.org/record/191255. 
  3. "Hydroscapha monticola Lobl, 1996" (in pt). https://www.gbif.org/pt/species/6989384/treatments. 
  4. "New Asian Hydroscapha, with comments on male-female association of co-occurring [sic] species (Coleoptera, Myxophaga, Hydroscaphidae)". https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Martin-Fikacek-2/publication/289792451_New_Asian_Hydroscapha_With_Comments_On_Male-Female_Association_Of_Co-Occuring_Species_Coleoptera_Myxophaga_Hydroscaphidae/links/57baa3e908aec9984ff60bff/New-Asian-Hydroscapha-With-Comments-On-Male-Female-Association-Of-Co-Occuring-Species-Coleoptera-Myxophaga-Hydroscaphidae.pdf. 
  5. "Confi rmed occurrence of Hydroscapha granulum in Iran, with notes on its biology (Coleoptera: Myxophaga: Hydroscaphidae)". https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hiva-Nasserzadeh/publication/287118723_Confirmed_occurrence_of_Hydroscapha_granulum_in_Iran_with_notes_on_its_biology_Coleoptera_Myxophaga_Hydroscaphidae/links/5a6c6fd4458515d407559107/Confirmed-occurrence-of-Hydroscapha-granulum-in-Iran-with-notes-on-its-biology-Coleoptera-Myxophaga-Hydroscaphidae.pdf. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2609737 entry