Title
New Liodessus species from the high Andes of Peru (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae, Bidessini)
Date Issued
15 September 2020
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Magnolia Press
Abstract
We describe four new species of the diving beetle genus Liodessus Guignot from the high Andean regions of Peru: Liodessus alpinus sp. nov. from Junín, L. hauthi sp. nov. from Huánuco and Churubamba, L. rhigos sp. nov. from Junín, and L. thespesios sp. nov. from Cusco. We delineate the species using morphological structures and provide a 5’ mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase 1 database on the Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD). We also provide taxonomic notes on Liodessus acollensis Guignot, 1955 and L. andinus Guignot, 1957, described from the high Andes of Peru and Bolivia. These species occur at higher altitudes above 3,400 m and up to 4,900 m, and were collected in shallow, exposed peatland pools and puddles, mostly in steppes and high Andean Puna. The known distribution and habitat preferences of each species are outlined briefly.
Start page
151
End page
165
Volume
4582
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Paleontología
Biología (teórica, matemática, térmica, criobiología, ritmo biológico), Biología evolutiva
Ecología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85091078603
PubMed ID
Source
Zootaxa
ISSN of the container
11755326
Sponsor(s)
Finally, we are grateful for the generous support from the SNSB-Innovative scheme, funded by the Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst (Project: “Geographische Isolation, Endemismus und Artbildung-sprozesse bei Insekten in der hochmontanen Páramo Kolumbiens (und darüber hinaus)”). Michael Balke acknowledges support from the EU SYNTHESYS program, projects FR-TAF-6972 and GB-TAF-6776 which supported this research during visits to NHM and MNHN in 2017.
This work was supported by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation through a HERMES fellowship to Y. S. Megna. We thank Juliane Diller, Gerardo Lamas and Pavel Matos for their help with planning our work in Peru. Thanks to Vangelis-Loukas Mizerakis (Munich / Stuttgart) for advice on the Greek etymologies. We thank SER-FOR (Servicio Nacional Forestal y de Fauna Silvestre del Ministerio de Agricultura y Riego) for authorizing this research, which was conducted in cooperation with the Natural History Museum San Marcos National University, Lima (MUSM) (Permit number 419-2017-SERFOR/DGGSPFFS).
This work was supported by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation through a HERMES fellowship to Y. S. Megna. We thank Juliane Diller, Gerardo Lamas and Pavel Matos for their help with planning our work in Peru. Thanks to Vangelis-Loukas Mizerakis (Munich / Stuttgart) for advice on the Greek etymologies. We thank SERFOR (Servicio Nacional Forestal y de Fauna Silvestre del Ministerio de Agricultura y Riego) for authorizing this research, which was conducted in cooperation with the Natural History Museum San Marcos National University, Lima (MUSM) (Permit number 419-2017-SERFOR/DGGSPFFS). Finally, we are grateful for the generous support from the SNSB-Innovative scheme, funded by the Bayerisches Staatsministerium f?r Wissenschaft und Kunst (Project: ?Geographische Isolation, Endemismus und Artbildungsprozesse bei Insekten in der hochmontanen P?ramo Kolumbiens (und dar?ber hinaus)?). Michael Balke acknowledges support from the EU SYNTHESYS program, projects FR-TAF-6972 and GB-TAF-6776 which supported this research during visits to NHM and MNHN in 2017
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