Taxonomic notes on Amarodytes duponti (Aubé, 1838) (Dytiscidae, Hydroporinae, Bidessini) with redescription of male genitalia
ISSN: 1578-665X
Year of publication: 2004
Volume: 27
Issue: 2
Pages: 53-56
Type: Article
More publications in: Animal Biodiversity and Conservation
Abstract
Taxonomic notes on Amarodytes duponti (Aubé, 1838) (Dytiscidae, Hydroporinae, Bidessini) with redescription of male genitalia.� The male genitalia of the water beetle Amarodytes duponti (Aubé, 1838) are described and illustrated. The species was collected in small pools of rainwater on the margins of a river. A. duponti is distinguished from other species of the genus by the presence of bi�segmented parameres. This species is related to Bidessodes Régimbart, Hypodessus Guignot and Tepuidessus Spangler.