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Dorsal view of Radicitus ayacucho | |
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Genus: | Radicitus Short & García, 2014
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Radicitus is a Neotropical genus of water scavenger beetle in the family Hydrophilidae represented by three described species known from the Guiana Shield Region. [1]
The genus Radicitus was described for the first time by Short & García in 2014. [2]
It belongs in the subfamily Acidocerinae and contains three described species from Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. [1]
Medium-sized beetles (4.5–6.2 mm), moderate to strongly convex in lateral view, dark brown in coloration, with short and stout maxillary palps; reduced hydrofuge pubescence on metafemora. The elytral punctation may present well defined rows of serial punctures. A complete diagnosis was presented by Girón and Short. [1]
Species of Radicitus have been found on a variety of habitats associated with streams and seeps on rock outcrops. [1]
Radicitus | |
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Dorsal view of Radicitus ayacucho | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | |
Phylum: | |
Class: | |
Order: | |
Family: | |
Subfamily: | |
Genus: | Radicitus Short & García, 2014
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Diversity | |
3 species |
Radicitus is a Neotropical genus of water scavenger beetle in the family Hydrophilidae represented by three described species known from the Guiana Shield Region. [1]
The genus Radicitus was described for the first time by Short & García in 2014. [2]
It belongs in the subfamily Acidocerinae and contains three described species from Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. [1]
Medium-sized beetles (4.5–6.2 mm), moderate to strongly convex in lateral view, dark brown in coloration, with short and stout maxillary palps; reduced hydrofuge pubescence on metafemora. The elytral punctation may present well defined rows of serial punctures. A complete diagnosis was presented by Girón and Short. [1]
Species of Radicitus have been found on a variety of habitats associated with streams and seeps on rock outcrops. [1]