A review of Copelatus diving beetles from the Solomon Islands, reporting the discovery of six new species (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Copelatinae)

A review of Copelatus diving beetles from the Solomon Islands, reporting the discovery of six new species (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Copelatinae)

The first account of the genus Erichson, 1832 in the Solomon Islands is provided, reporting 10 species for the Archipelago. Six of these are new to science: , , , and from Guadalcanal and , and from Bougainville. Guignot, 1942, described from Tulaghi Island of the Solomons, is recorded from Guadalca...

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Published in:ZooKeys Vol. 1023; no. 1; pp. 81 - 118
Main Authors: Hájek, Jiří, Shaverdo, Helena, Hendrich, Lars, Balke, Michael
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers 10-03-2021
Subjects:
Adephaga
Animalia
Arthropoda
Australasia
Coleoptera
Dytiscidae
Hexapoda
Insecta
Invertebrata
Pacific
Systematics
Taxonomy
Solomon Islands
new species
new records
Australian Region
Taxonomy
Solomon Islands Archipelago
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Summary:The first account of the genus Erichson, 1832 in the Solomon Islands is provided, reporting 10 species for the Archipelago. Six of these are new to science: , , , and from Guadalcanal and , and from Bougainville. Guignot, 1942, described from Tulaghi Island of the Solomons, is recorded from Guadalcanal and Santa Isabel for the first time. The widely distributed Australasian Guignot, 1956 is reported from the Solomon Islands (Guadalcanal and Ontong Java Atoll) for the first time. Two species from Guadalcanal remain unidentified since they are so far known only from a limited number of females.
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Academic editor: M. Michat
ISSN:1313-2989
1313-2970
DOI:10.3897/zookeys.1023.61478