Katasophistes

Katasophistes is a Neotropical genus of water scavenger beetle in the family Hydrophilidae represented by four described species known from the Guiana Shield Region.[1]

Katasophistes
Dorsal view of Katasophistes merida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Hydrophilidae
Subfamily:
Acidocerinae
Genus:
Katasophistes

Girón & Short, 2018
Diversity
4 species

Taxonomy

The genus Katasophistes was described for the first time by Girón & Short in 2018.[2]

It belongs in the subfamily Acidocerinae and contains four described species from Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.[1][2]

Description

Small beetles (2.7–4.5 mm), smooth and shiny dorsally, brown to dark brown in coloration, with long maxillary palps. A complete diagnosis was presented by Girón and Short.[1][2]

Habitat

According to Girón and Short species known from Ecuador and Peru have been collected from forested stream pools with abundant detritus, whereas Katasophistes merida from Venezuela has been collected on seepages. [1][2]

Species
  1. Katasophistes charynae Girón and Short, 2018
  2. Katasophistes cuzco Girón and Short, 2018
  3. Katasophistes merida Girón and Short, 2018
  4. Katasophistes superficialis Girón and Short, 2018

References
  1. Girón, Jennifer C.; Short, Andrew Edward Z. (2021-06-18). "The Acidocerinae (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae): taxonomy, classification, and catalog of species". ZooKeys (1045): 1–236. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1045.63810. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 8233300. PMID 34228772.
  2. Girón, Jennifer C.; Short, Andrew Edward Z. (2018-06-19). "Three new genera of acidocerine water scavenger beetles from tropical South America (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Acidocerinae)". ZooKeys (768): 113–158. doi:10.3897/zookeys.768.24423. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 6019434. PMID 29955215.
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