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Issue: Vol. 4852 No. 2: 15 Sept. 2020
Type: Article
Published: 2020-09-15
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4852.2.1
Page range: 151–165
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New Liodessus species from the high Andes of Peru (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae, Bidessini)

SNSB-Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Münchhausenstraße 21, 81247 München, Germany.
Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Oriente. Patricio Lumumba s/n, Santiago, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
Departamento de Entomología, Museo de Historía Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Avenida Arenales 1256, Jesús María 15072, Lima, Perú.
Departamento de Entomología, Museo de Historía Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Avenida Arenales 1256, Jesús María 15072, Lima, Perú.
SNSB-Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Münchhausenstraße 21, 81247 München, Germany.
Coleoptera Dytiscidae Hydroporinae Bidessini Liodessus new species Peru

Abstract

We describe four new species of the diving beetle genus Liodessus Guignot from the high Andean regions of Peru: Liodessus alpinus sp. nov. from Junín, L. hauthi sp. nov. from Huánuco and Churubamba, L. rhigos sp. nov. from Junín, and L. thespesios sp. nov. from Cusco. We delineate the species using morphological structures and provide a 5’ mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase 1 database on the Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD). We also provide taxonomic notes on Liodessus acollensis Guignot, 1955 and L. andinus Guignot, 1957, described from the high Andes of Peru and Bolivia. These species occur at higher altitudes above 3,400 m and up to 4,900 m, and were collected in shallow, exposed peatland pools and puddles, mostly in steppes and high Andean Puna. The known distribution and habitat preferences of each species are outlined briefly.

 

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