Liocanthydrus
Genus of beetles
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Liocanthydrus is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Noteridae, the burrowing water beetles.[1][2][3] The genus is Neotropical with records from Brazil, Venezuela, French Guiana, and Paraguay.[4][5] It was originally established as a subgenus of the otherwise Old World genus Canthydrus.[4]
| Liocanthydrus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Noteridae |
| Genus: | Liocanthydrus Guignot, 1957 |
| Type species | |
| Canthydrus angustus Guignot, 1957 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Siolius J. Balfour-Browne, 1969 | |
Description
Liocanthydrus are medium-sized beetles measuring 2.7–3.4 mm (0.11–0.13 in) in total length. The body is elongate, oval, weakly to moderately convex, and posteriorly attenuate. The appearance is very shiny. The elytra are iridescent and brown to nearly black. The pronotum and head coloration range from yellow to darker reddish brown.[4]
Ecology
Species
There are 11 recognized species:[1][2]
- Liocanthydrus angustus (Guignot, 1957)
- Liocanthydrus armulatus Baca, Gustafson, Toledo and Miller, 2014[4]
- Liocanthydrus bicolor (J. Balfour-Browne, 1969)
- Liocanthydrus clayae (J. Balfour-Browne, 1969)
- Liocanthydrus distintus García, Camacho and Poleo, 2018[5]
- Liocanthydrus mecespilus Guimarães and Ferreira-Jr., 2015[6]
- Liocanthydrus nanops Baca, Gustafson, Toledo and Miller, 2014[4]
- Liocanthydrus octoguttatus (Zimmermann, 1921)
- Liocanthydrus ramosae García, Camacho and Poleo, 2018[5]
- Liocanthydrus uniformis (Zimmermann, 1921)
- Liocanthydrus zanclus Guimarães and Ferreira-Jr., 2015[6]