Description of Nilssondytes diversus gen. et sp. nov. from Venezuela (Coleoptera, Adephaga, Dytiscidae, Cybistrinae)

By

Miller, Kelly B. (Kelly Bryce), 1972-
Michat, Mariano
Ferreira-Junior, Nelson

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1210

Pages

325--332

Subjects

diving beetle , Phylogeny , South America , taxonomy , water beetle

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1210.124121

 

Abstract

A new genus, Nilssondytesgen. nov., is described for a unique new species, Nilssondytes diversussp. nov., from Venezuela. This paper corrects an inadvertent mistake in a paper by the authors (Miller et al. 2024) in which the collection of deposition of the holotype of the species was not indicated making the new species unavailable which, therefore, made the new genus unavailable. A review of the relevant parts of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature is included. Diagnostic features of the new genus and species are discussed and illustrated.