Primocerus
| Primocerus | |
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| File:Primocerus.jpg | |
| Dorsal view of Primocerus neutrum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Hydrophilidae |
| Subfamily: | Acidocerinae |
| Genus: | Primocerus Girón & Short, 2019 |
| Diversity | |
| 9 species | |
Primocerus is a Neotropical genus of water scavenger beetle in the family Hydrophilidae represented by nine described species known from the Guiana Shield Region.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]The genus Primocerus was described for the first time by Girón & Short in 2019.[2]
It belongs in the subfamily Acidocerinae and contains nine described species from Brazil (Pará), Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.[1][2]
Description
[edit | edit source]Small to medium-sized beetles (2.4–4.9 mm), smooth and shiny dorsally, orange-brown, reddish brown, or dark brown in coloration, with moderately long maxillary palps. The elytral punctation ranges from shallow to strongly marked, forming impressed serial striae; all the species bear a well defined sutural stria. A complete diagnosis was presented by Girón and Short.[1][2]
Habitat
[edit | edit source]According to Girón and Short, "The habitats occupied by members of Primocerus range from forested pools to seepages".[1]
Species
[edit | edit source]- Primocerus cuspidis Girón and Short, 2019
- Primocerus gigas Girón and Short, 2019
- Primocerus maipure Girón and Short, 2019
- Primocerus neutrum Girón and Short, 2019
- Primocerus ocellatus Girón and Short, 2019
- Primocerus petilus Girón and Short, 2019
- Primocerus pijiguaense Girón and Short, 2019
- Primocerus semipubescens Girón and Short, 2019
- Primocerus striatolatus Girón and Short, 2019
References
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