Discovery of the water scavenger beetle genus Brownephilus Mouchamps in Turkey (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Hydrophilini)

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DARILMAZ M. C., KIYAK S., Short A. E. Z.

ZOOKEYS, sa.53, ss.13-16, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3897/zookeys.53.455
  • Dergi Adı: ZOOKEYS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.13-16
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The recently described Hydrochara major Incekara, Mart, Polat, & Karaca, 2009 from Turkey is transferred to the genus Brownephilus Mouchamps. New records and habitat information are given for the species, as well as diagnostic features for separating it from the only other described member of the genus, B. levantinus Balfour-Browne. The discovery of Brownephilus in Turkey marks the first time the lineage has been found since its original description more than seventy years ago.