Bridging the gap: the first record of the diving beetle subfamily Hydrodytinae Miller, 2001 in Guadeloupe (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae)

Kevin Scheers, Michael Manuel

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Abstract

Several specimens of Hydrodytes opalinus (Zimmermann, 1921) were found in a
coastal wetland on Basse Terre island in Guadeloupe. This is the first record of the
subfamily Hydrodytinae Miller, 2001 from the Caribbean Basin north of Trinidad.
This finding sheds light on the biogeographical history of the subfamily by bridging
the gap between its main distribution area in continental Central and South
America and the isolated occurrence of Hydrodytes dodgei (Young, 1989) in Florida.
The habitus and some female reproductive structures of the specimens are illustrated.
Original languageEnglish
Volume42
Issue number1
Pages (from-to)15-18
ISSN0341-8391
Publication statusPublished - Sep-2019

Thematic List 2020

  • Water

Thematic list

  • Species and biotopes

EWI Biomedical sciences

  • B005-zoology

Taxonomic list

  • beetles (Coleoptera)
  • Dytiscidae
  • Hydrodytes
  • insects (Insecta)

Geographic list

  • New World (North, Central and South America)
  • Neotropic
  • France

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