Protistolophus
| Protistolophus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Hydrophilidae |
| Subfamily: | Hydrophilinae |
| Tribe: | Hydrophilini |
| Genus: | Short, 2010 |
| Species: | P. spangleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Protistolophus spangleri Short, 2010 | |
Protistolophus spangleri is a species of water scavenger beetles in the family Hydrophilidae and the only species in the genus Protistolophus. Protistolophus spangleri was described as a new species and genus by Andrew E.Z. Short in 2010. The species is known from Venezuela and northern Brazil.[1][2][3]
References
- ^ Short, A. E.Z.; Fikåček, M. (2011). "World catalogue of the Hydrophiloidea (Coleoptera): additions and corrections II (2006-1010)" (PDF). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 51 (1): 83–122. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 13, 2015.
- ^ Short, Andrew E.Z. (2010). "Phylogeny, evolution and classification of the giant water scavenger beetles (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Hydrophilini: Hydrophilina)". Systematics and Biodiversity. 8 (1): 17–37. doi:10.1080/14772000903529375.
- ^ Short, Andrew E.Z.; Santana, Larissa; Benetti, Cesar J.; Hamada, Neusa (2020). "Rediscovery of the Neotropical water scavenger beetle Pristolophus spangleri Short with notes on its habitat and behavior (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Hydrophilinae)". Zootaxa. 4759 (1): 139–142. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4759.1.10.