Hydaticus lateralis Laporte, 1835

Megna, Yoandri S., Balke, Michael, Apenborn, Rico & Hendrich, Lars, 2019, A review of Peruvian diving beetles of the genus Hydaticus Leach, 1817, with description of Hydaticus (Prodaticus) panguana sp. nov. and notes on other Neotropical species (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae), Zootaxa 4615 (1), pp. 113-130 : 116-117

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4615.1.5

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4330439

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scientific name

Hydaticus lateralis Laporte, 1835
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Hydaticus lateralis Laporte, 1835 View in CoL

( Figs 2B View FIGURE 2 , 5 View FIGURES 4–7 , 8, 9A, 9B View FIGURE 9 )

Hydaticus lateralis Laporte, 1835: 97 View in CoL ; Aubé 1838: 189; Sharp 1882a: 780; Branden 1885: 101; Zimmermann 1920a: 221; Blackwelder 1944: 79; Trémouilles 1996: 28; Benetti & Hamada 2003: 704; Nilsson & Hájek 2019: 94.

Hydaticus amazonicus Sharp 1882a: 655 ; Sharp 1887: 758; Branden 1885: 103; synonymy by Trémouilles 1996: 28.

Type locality. French Guiana, Cayenne .

Material examined. VENEZUELA: “ Venezuela, Caripito , 4.V. & 9.VIII.1942, New York Zoo. Soc. Dept. Tropical Research”, 2 exs., ( CGW, AMNH) . GUYANA: “ Guyana, Bartica , New York Zoo. Soc. Dept. Tropical Research”, 1 ex., ( AMNH) . SURINAME: “ Surinam, Tafelberg Distr., Saramacca Camp 2, 13 km NW of air strip, 20.VI.1979, leg. M.S. Hoogmoed ”, 1 ex., ( CGW) . PERU: “ Peru, Huánuco Department, Yuyapichis , Stat. Panguana , 20.9.- 7.10.2013, - 9.616667S, - 74.9333W, Bäche, Burmeister leg.”, 1 ex., ( ZSM) GoogleMaps ; “ Peru / Amazonia Prov. Huánuco Río Yuyapichis , Panguana , VII.1982 Palmensumpf leg. E.G. Burmeister”, 1 ex., ( ZSM) ; “ Peru, Dept. Huánuco Panguana ACP, Río Yuyapichis , 230m, 9°37ʹS 74°56ʹW, 28.09.- 06.10.2000, leg. E.G. Burmeister ”, 3 exs., ( MUSM, ZSM) GoogleMaps ; “ Peru, Huánuco Department, Panguana , Yuyapichis river , 25.vii.2013, - 9.616667S, - 74.9333W, R. Apenborn leg.”, 7 exs., ( MUSM, ZSM) GoogleMaps .

Diagnosis. TL = 12.9–13.8 mm; TL-H = 12.2–13.1 mm; MW = 6.8–7.2 mm; pronotum black with lateral margins testaceous; elytron with basal fasciae not confluent with sublateral, longitudinal and yellowish stripes; elytron with sublateral stripes extended to the mid length of elytra, with a subtriangular, postmedial and broad spot ( Fig. 2B View FIGURE 2 ); protarsomere I with a series of spines across the dorsal surface; metatibia with bifid setae curved ventro-basally on posterior surface; median lobe of aedeagus with apex rounded in lateral view ( Fig. 5 View FIGURES 4–7 ).

Differential diagnosis. Hydaticus lateralis has the colour pattern of the pronotum and the elytra similar to H. devexus and H. tuyuensis , but can be distinguished from those species by the following combination of characters: elytron with transverse and subbasal yellowish fasciae, often with sublateral, longitudinal and yellowish stripe; elytron with basal and sublateral yellowish stripes not connected, and with a postmedial and broad spot.

Distribution. Prior to this study, Hydaticus lateralis had been recorded from Brazil and French Guiana only (Laporte 1835; Trémouilles 1996). Its range of distribution is now extended to Guyana, Venezuela, Suriname, and Peru ( Fig. 8).

Ecology. Trémouilles (1996) and Benetti & Hamada (2003) reported this species from lowland areas in Brazil. In Panguana, H. lateralis was collected in shaded and shallow rest pools of forest streams and temporary forest pools, packed with decaying leaves and wood ( Fig. 9A, 9B View FIGURE 9 ). Hydaticus lateralis is sympatric and sometimes syntopic with H. panguana sp. nov. and H. subfasciatus . The species is also attracted to light.

AMNH

American Museum of Natural History

ZSM

Bavarian State Collection of Zoology

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Dytiscidae

Genus

Hydaticus

Loc

Hydaticus lateralis Laporte, 1835

Megna, Yoandri S., Balke, Michael, Apenborn, Rico & Hendrich, Lars 2019
2019
Loc

Hydaticus amazonicus

Tremouilles, E. R. 1996: 28
Sharp, D. 1887: 758
Branden, C. van den 1885: 103
Sharp, D. 1882: 655
1882
Loc

Hydaticus lateralis

Nilsson, A. N. & Hajek, J. 2019: 94
Benetti, C. J. & Hamada, N. 2003: 704
Tremouilles, E. R. 1996: 28
Blackwelder, R. E. 1944: 79
Zimmermann, A. 1920: 221
Branden, C. van den 1885: 101
Sharp, D. 1882: 780
Aube, C. 1838: 189
1838
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