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Issue: Vol. 749 No. 1: 1 Dec. 2004
Type: Articles
Published: 2004-12-01
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.749.1.1
Page range: 1–12
Abstract views: 30
PDF downloaded: 6

Limnebius acupunctus, a new species of water beetle from Australia and Papua New Guinea (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae)

Department of Entomology, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA.
Coleoptera Hydraenidae Limnebius acupunctus new species Australia Papua New Guinea aquatic insects holotype digital images

Abstract

Limnebius acupunctus, new species, is described, based on a study of 2,013 specimens. This is the first species of the genus to be described from Australia and Papua New Guinea. The wide geographical distribution of the species is mapped, together with illustrations of aedeagal variation. High resolution digital images of the holotype are presented.

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