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Issue: Vol. 1712 No. 1: 25 Feb. 2008
Type: Article
Published: 2008-02-25
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1712.1.4
Page range: 65–68
Abstract views: 42
PDF downloaded: 3

An unusual new species of Gyrinidae (Coleoptera), Orectochilus orbisonorum n. sp., from India

Department of Biology and Museum of Southwestern Biology, University of New Mexico, 167 Castetter Hall, MSC03 2020, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, USA
Via G. Galileo 87, I-25128 Brescia, Italy
School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, PO Box 876505, Tempe, AZ 85287-6505, USA
Coleoptera whirligig beetles classification taxonomy

Abstract

A new species of Gyrinidae, Orectochilus orbisonorum n. sp., is described to honor the late Roy Orbison, recording artist and songwriter, and his wife Barbara. The species is unique among Indian Gyrinidae and Orectochilus Lacordaire, in general, since the ventral surfaces are white as the result of clear areas of cuticle allowing internal tissues to be visible.

References

  1. Vazirani, T.G. (1984) The fauna of India. Coleoptera. Family Gyrinidae and family Haliplidae. Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta.