Review of the argentinean species of pseudomicrocara armstrong (coleoptera: Scirtidae)

The Pseudomicrocara Armstrong from Argentina are reviewed. In total, seven species are present: Pseudomicrocara an-gusta sp. nov., P. antarctica (Fairmaire) comb. nov., P. hieroglyphica sp. nov., P. inflexipenis sp. nov., P. livida (Fabr-icius), P. obliquata (Solier) comb. nov., and P. patagonica (C...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Libonatti, M.L., Ruta, R.
Format: Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Subjects:
Marsh beetles
Neotropical
New combinations
New records
New species
anatomy and histology
animal distribution
animals
Argentina
beetles
classification
Female
Male
Species Specificity
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_11755326_v3718_n2_p137_Libonatti
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Summary:The Pseudomicrocara Armstrong from Argentina are reviewed. In total, seven species are present: Pseudomicrocara an-gusta sp. nov., P. antarctica (Fairmaire) comb. nov., P. hieroglyphica sp. nov., P. inflexipenis sp. nov., P. livida (Fabr-icius), 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. © 2013 Magnolia Press.

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