Limbodessus moni sp. nov., a new high altitudinal diving beetle from the Grasberg in West Papua, Indonesia (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae, Bidessini).
Journal
Zootaxa
ISSN: 1175-5334
Titre abrégé: Zootaxa
Pays: New Zealand
ID NLM: 101179386
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
26 Jul 2023
26 Jul 2023
Historique:
received:
25
07
2023
medline:
1
8
2023
pubmed:
31
7
2023
entrez:
30
7
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Limbodessus moni sp. nov. is described from Lake Anderson and from small, richly vegetated swampy areas around alpine lakes at 3,970 m a.s.l. near the Grasberg Mine (Carstensz Pyramid) in the Central Mountain Range of New Guinea. The record of the new species marks the altitudinal maximum of a diving beetle in New Guinea. The new species is morphologically similar to L. alexanderi Balke & Hendrich, 2015 in terms of body size and dark coloration; however, both species can be easily separated by the shape of the median lobe and the more moniliform female antennomeres, not forming a conspicuous club as in L. alexanderi. A modified key for all five Limbodessus species from New Guinea and adjacent islands is presented.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37518222
doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5319.3.7
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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