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Dorsal view of Primocerus neutrum | |
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Genus: | Primocerus Girón & Short, 2019
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Primocerus is a Neotropical genus of water scavenger beetle in the family Hydrophilidae represented by nine described species known from the Guiana Shield Region. [1]
The genus Primocerus was described for the first time by Girón & Short in 2019. [2]
It belongs in the subfamily Acidocerinae and contains nine described species from Brazil ( Pará), Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. [1] [2]
Small to medium-sized beetles (2.4–4.9 mm), smooth and shiny dorsally, orange-brown, reddish brown, or dark brown in coloration, with moderately long maxillary palps. The elytral punctation ranges from shallow to strongly marked, forming impressed serial striae; all the species bear a well defined sutural stria. A complete diagnosis was presented by Girón and Short. [1] [2]
According to Girón and Short, "The habitats occupied by members of Primocerus range from forested pools to seepages". [1]
Primocerus | |
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Dorsal view of Primocerus neutrum | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | |
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Class: | |
Order: | |
Family: | |
Subfamily: | |
Genus: | Primocerus Girón & Short, 2019
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Diversity | |
9 species |
Primocerus is a Neotropical genus of water scavenger beetle in the family Hydrophilidae represented by nine described species known from the Guiana Shield Region. [1]
The genus Primocerus was described for the first time by Girón & Short in 2019. [2]
It belongs in the subfamily Acidocerinae and contains nine described species from Brazil ( Pará), Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. [1] [2]
Small to medium-sized beetles (2.4–4.9 mm), smooth and shiny dorsally, orange-brown, reddish brown, or dark brown in coloration, with moderately long maxillary palps. The elytral punctation ranges from shallow to strongly marked, forming impressed serial striae; all the species bear a well defined sutural stria. A complete diagnosis was presented by Girón and Short. [1] [2]
According to Girón and Short, "The habitats occupied by members of Primocerus range from forested pools to seepages". [1]