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Genus of beetles

Radicitus
Dorsal view of Radicitus ayacucho
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Staphyliniformia
Family: Hydrophilidae
Subfamily: Acidocerinae
Genus: Radicitus
Short & García, 2014
Diversity
3 species

Radicitus is a Neotropical genus of water scavenger beetle in the family Hydrophilidae represented by three described species known from the Guiana Shield Region.

Taxonomy

The genus Radicitus was described for the first time by Short & García in 2014.

It belongs in the subfamily Acidocerinae and contains three described species from Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.

Description

Medium-sized beetles (4.5–6.2 mm), moderate to strongly convex in lateral view, dark brown in coloration, with short and stout maxillary palps; reduced hydrofuge pubescence on metafemora. The elytral punctation may present well defined rows of serial punctures. A complete diagnosis was presented by Girón and Short.

Habitat

Species of Radicitus have been found on a variety of habitats associated with streams and seeps on rock outcrops.

Species

  1. Radicitus ayacucho Short and García, 2014: Venezuela
  2. Radicitus granitum Short and García, 2014: Venezuela
  3. Radicitus surinamensis Short and García, 2014: Suriname

References

  1. ^ Girón, Jennifer C.; Short, Andrew Edward Z. (2021-06-18). "The Acidocerinae (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae): taxonomy, classification, and catalog of species". ZooKeys (1045): 1–236. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1045.63810. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 8233300. PMID 34228772.
  2. ^ Short, A. E. Z.; García, M. (2014-07-10). "A new genus of egg case-carrying water scavenger beetle from the Guiana Shield (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Acidocerinae)". Zootaxa. 3835 (2): 251–262. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3835.2.5. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 25081447.
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