Tubuaian Chasmogenus-like Beetle (Hydrophiidae gen. & sp.)
This species, apparently not yet closer inspected, is known from subfossil remains recovered from deposits on the island of Tubuai, Austral Islands.
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edited: 31.10.2020
Tag Archives: Hydrophilidae
Hydrophilidae gen. & sp. ‘Rimatara’
Rimataran Chasmogenus-like Beetle (Hydrophiidae gen. & sp.)
This species, apparently not yet closer inspected, is known from subfossil remains recovered from deposits on the island of Rimatara, Austral Islands.
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edited: 31.10.2020
aff. Paracymus sp. Marquesas
Marquesan Scavenger Water Beetle (aff. Paracymus sp.)
This species is known from subfossil remains recovered from the Marquesas in French Polynesia, it has not yet been studied but appear to resemble the beetle genus Paracymus.
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edited: 17.06.2020
Allocotocerus mixtus (Orchymont)
Table Mountain Water Scavenger Beetle (Allocotocerus mixtus)
The Table Mountain Water Scavenger Beetle was described in 1939; the species was endemic to the Table Mountain next to Cape Town in the Western Cape Province of South Africa.
The species has never been found since and is likely extinct now. [1]
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The species is often found under the name of Allocotocerus mistus (Orchymont) containing a typo.
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References:
[1] A. G. Rebelo; P. M. Holmes; C. Dorse; J. Wood: Impacts of urbanization in a biodiversity hotspot: Conservation challenges in Metropolitan Cape Town. South African Journal of Botany 77: 20-35. 2011
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edited: 16.02.2024