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.
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 language | English |
|---|---|
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Pages (from-to) | 15-18 |
| ISSN | 0341-8391 |
| Publication status | Published - 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
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