First records of water scavenger beetle species (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae) from Quindío Department, Colombia

By

González-Rodríguez, Liza M.
García-Hernández, Andrea L.
Clarkson, Bruno

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2017-10-13

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

13

Series / Issue

Issue: 5

Pages

605--620

Subjects

Aquatic beetles , Checklist , Neotropics , new records , range extension , South America

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/13.5.605

 

Abstract

A list of species of Hydrophilidae from Quindío Department, Colombia is presented. This list is based on recently collected specimens, a survey of data from the literature, and specimens deposited in the Colección de Insectos de laUniversidad del Quindío (CIUQ). Twenty-three species, including 16 new records from Colombia, are listed. Information about biology of each species and a checklist of the overall Colombian species are given.