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Ephydrolithus

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Suborder:Polyphaga
Ephydrolithus
Dorsal view of Ephydrolithus hamadae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Staphyliniformia
Family: Hydrophilidae
Subfamily: Acidocerinae
Genus: Ephydrolithus
Girón & Short, 2018
Diversity
5 species

Ephydrolithus is a Neotropical genus of water scavenger beetle in the family Hydrophilidae represented by five described species known from Brazil.[1]

The genus Ephydrolithus was described for the first time by Girón & Short in 2019.[2]

It belongs in the subfamily Acidocerinae and contains three described species from Brazil (Bahía, Minas Gerais).[1][2]

Description

Small beetles (1.8–3.3 mm), yellowish-brown to dark brown in coloration, with relatively short maxillary palps. A complete diagnosis was presented by Girón and Short.[1][2]

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