ORCID
- Bilton, David: 0000-0003-1136-0848
Abstract
Two new species of the diving beetle genus Liodessus Guignot, 1939 are described from high mountain regions in Venezuela: Liodessus meridensissp. nov. from Laguna de Mucabají, Mérida and L. venezuelensissp. nov. from Laguna de Mucabají and below Pico Bolívar, Mérida. We delineate the species using morphological characters such as male genital structure and beetle size, shape and color. Mitochondrial cox1 sequence data provided an additional character source. Both new species occur at altitudes above 3,500 m and were collected in shallow water at the edge of high-altitude ponds.
DOI
10.3897/alpento.6.79598
Publication Date
2022-05-10
Publication Title
Alpine Entomology
Volume
6
Embargo Period
2022-06-22
Organisational Unit
School of Biological and Marine Sciences
First Page
7
Last Page
12
Recommended Citation
Balke, M., Bilton, D., García, M., Viloria, Á., Villastrigo, A., & Hendrich, L. (2022) 'Two new high Andean species of Liodessus diving beetles from Venezuela (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Bidessini)', Alpine Entomology, 6, pp. 7-12. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3897/alpento.6.79598
