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dc.contributor.authorBILTON, DAVIDT
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-06T11:36:24Z
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-06T11:38:42Z
dc.date.available2017-06-06T11:36:24Z
dc.date.issued2017-05-16
dc.identifier.issn1175-5326
dc.identifier.issn1175-5334
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/9429
dc.description.abstract

<jats:p>The Bokkeveld Plateau in the Northern Cape of South Africa supports a complex transition zone between the fynbos and succulent karoo biomes on the margins of Namaqualand. A combination of regular winter rainfall, geology and strong rainfall gradients mean that the region supports a diverse and highly endemic flora. Recent sampling of aquatic beetles in the Bokkeveld demonstrates that this region also has a diverse freshwater fauna, including a number of apparent endemics. Five new species of Hydraenidae (Pterosthetops chrysomallus sp. nov., Parastetops porcellus sp. nov., Mesoceration castaneum sp. nov., M. chasmum sp. nov., and M. sabulosum sp. nov.) are described from the Bokkeveld, and new records provided for 68 other water beetle taxa recorded during recent fieldwork in the region, 28 of which are new to Northern Cape Province. Most of the newly described species are relatively common in the region, suggesting that additional taxa may remain undetected in this apparent hotspot of freshwater diversity.</jats:p>

dc.format.extent191-191
dc.format.mediumElectronic
dc.languageeng
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMagnolia Press
dc.relation.replaceshttp://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/9428
dc.relation.replaces10026.1/9428
dc.subjectAquatic Coleoptera
dc.subjectHydraenidae
dc.subjectbiodiversity
dc.subjectSouth Africa
dc.subjectNorthern Cape
dc.subjectnew species
dc.titleWater beetles from the Bokkeveld Plateau: a semi-arid hotspot of freshwater biodiversity in the Northern Cape of South Africa
dc.typejournal-article
dc.typeJournal Article
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plymouth.issue2
plymouth.volume4268
plymouth.publication-statusPublished
plymouth.journalZootaxa
dc.identifier.doi10.11646/zootaxa.4268.2.2
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plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Science and Engineering
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Science and Engineering/School of Biological and Marine Sciences
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dc.publisher.placeNew Zealand
dcterms.dateAccepted2017-03-20
dc.rights.embargodate9999-12-31
dc.identifier.eissn1175-5334
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rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2017-05-16
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