Ochthebius attritus LeConte, 1878

DELER-HERNÁNDEZ, ALBERT & DELGADO, JUAN A., 2012, The Hydraenidae of Cuba (Insecta: Coleoptera) I: Contribution to the fauna of eastern Cuba, Zootaxa 3478 (1), pp. 213-238 : 222

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3478.1.23

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scientific name

Ochthebius attritus LeConte, 1878
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Ochthebius attritus LeConte, 1878 View in CoL

( Figs. 3 View FIGURES 2–7 , 9 View FIGURES 8–13 , 17, 18 View FIGURES 15–20 , 40–42, 47 View FIGURES 45–55 , 56 View FIGURES 56–58 , 64 View FIGURES 62–64 )

Ochthebius attritus LeConte, 1878: 380 View in CoL .— Leng & Mutchler, 1917: 100.— Orchymont, 1943: 47. – Young, 1954: 206.— Perkins, 1980: 346.— Spangler, 1981: 164.— Peck, 2005: 55.— Pérez-Gelabert, 2008: 85.— Turnbow & Thomas, 2008: 40.— Epler, 2010: 10.7.— Valladares & Short, 2011: 67 View Cited Treatment .

Ochthebius symplex LeConte, 1878: 380 . Synonymy: Horn, 1890: 23.— Young, 1954: 206.

Ochthebius schubarti Orchymont, 1943: 47 . Synonymy: Perkins, 1980: 346.

Diagnosis: Habitus as in Fig. 40. Male terminalia: Ventrite VII ( Fig. 9 View FIGURES 8–13 ) triangular; spiculum gastrale long and slightly sinuose, flexibly attached to ventrite; terminal tergite ( Fig. 3 View FIGURES 2–7 ) subtriangular. Female terminalia: Gonocoxite ( Fig. 17 View FIGURES 15–20 ) symmetrical, with a distal row of stout setae. Last tergite rounded, as in Fig. 18 View FIGURES 15–20 . Male genitalia as in Figs. 41–42 View FIGURES 41–44 . Spermatheca: Short, subcylindical ( Fig. 47 View FIGURES 45–55 ); spermathecal duct short. For a detailed external description see Perkins (1980: 346).

Material examined: Santiago de Cuba: 1 male, 8 females (in alcohol) ( BSC-E) ; 5 males, 5 females (drymounted) ( CUMS): “CUBA: Santiago de Cuba / Carretera Hotel Bucanero, Juraguá / 19º56’30,8’’N 75º40’21,3’’W, 22 m / 29-VII-2008, coll.: A. Deler- / Hernández & F. Cala-Riquelme ”, “temporay pool, clean salty water / 20 m from sea shore” GoogleMaps . 3 males, 11 females (in alcohol) ( BSC-E) ; 10 males, 4 females (dry mounted) ( CUMS): “CUBA: Santiago de Cuba, Río Cobre / Humedal San Miguel de Parada / 20º11’2,50’’N 75º46’17,7’’W, 1 m / 29/ 30-V-2009, laguna temporal [temporary pool] / coll.: A. Deler-Hernández ” GoogleMaps . 4 males, 1 female (drymounted) ( CUMS): Same locality, 6-VIII-2009 . 2 males, 4 females (dry-mounted) ( CUMS): Same locality, 25-IX- 2009 . 9 females (in alcohol) ( BSC-E): Same locality, 31-X-2009 ”.

Distribution: USA, México, Colombia, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Brazil and Cuba ( Perkins 1980; Valladares & Short 2011). Currently known from eastern Cuba ( Fig. 56 View FIGURES 56–58 ).

Habitat: A typical species of brackish waters, basically restricted to lowlands and coastal habitats in eastern Cuba. It has been collected in temporary lentic habitats, along the shoreline of saline coastal lagoons and in a temporary pool. Our collecting data suggests that it prefers habitats with clear waters, abundant particulate organic detritus on the bottom and associated aquatic riparian vegetation. In San Miguel de Parada wetland, O. attritus is frequently collected among emerged or submerged plants like Sesuvium portulacastrum L. and Rhizophora mangle L. ( Fig. 64 View FIGURES 62–64 ). The role played by temporary pools of coastal habitats as breeding sites for this species is being currently assessed.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Hydraenidae

Genus

Ochthebius

Loc

Ochthebius attritus LeConte, 1878

DELER-HERNÁNDEZ, ALBERT & DELGADO, JUAN A. 2012
2012
Loc

Ochthebius schubarti

Perkins, P. D. 1980: 346
Orchymont, A. d' 1943: 47
1943
Loc

Ochthebius attritus

Valladares, L. F. & Short, A. E. Z. 2011: 67
Perez-Gelabert, D. E. 2008: 85
Turnbow Jr., R. H. & Thomas, M. C. 2008: 40
Peck, S. B. 2005: 55
Spangler, P. J. 1981: 164
Perkins, P. D. 1980: 346
Young, F. N. 1954: 206
Orchymont, A. d' 1943: 47
Leng, C. W. & Mutchler, A. J. 1917: 100
LeConte, J. L. 1878: 380
1878
Loc

Ochthebius symplex

Young, F. N. 1954: 206
Horn, G. H. 1890: 23
LeConte, J. L. 1878: 380
1878
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