Review of the Argentinean species of Pseudomicrocara Armstrong (Coleoptera: Scirtidae)

The Pseudomicrocara Armstrong from Argentina are reviewed. In total, seven species are present: Pseudomicrocara angusta sp. nov., P. antarctica (Fairmaire) comb. nov., P. hieroglyphica sp. nov., P. inflexipenis sp. nov., P. livida (Fabricius), P. obliquata (Solier) comb. nov., and P. patagonica (Cur...

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Published in:Zootaxa
Main Authors: LIBONATTI, MARÍA LAURA, RUTA, RAFAŁ
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Mangolia Press 2013
Subjects:
marsh beetles
new species
new combinations
new records
Neotropical
Coleoptera
Argentina
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.3718.2.3
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3718.2.3
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Summary:The Pseudomicrocara Armstrong from Argentina are reviewed. In total, seven species are present: Pseudomicrocara angusta sp. nov., P. antarctica (Fairmaire) comb. nov., P. hieroglyphica sp. nov., P. inflexipenis sp. nov., P. livida (Fabricius), P. obliquata (Solier) comb. nov., and P. patagonica (Curtis) comb. nov. New provincial records are provided for several species. Pseudomicrocara obliquata, previously known only from Chile, is recorded from Argentina for the first time. Illustrations of habitus and genitalia as well as distributional data for all Argentinean species of Pseudomicrocara are provided.

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