Siamoporus

Siamoporus deharvengi is a species of aquatic beetle in the family Dytiscidae, the only species in the genus Siamoporus.[1] It is only known from a cave in the Khon Kaen Province, Thailand, and like other cave-adapted beetles it has reduced pigment, and lacks eyes and functional wings.[2] It is typically about 3.2โ€“3.6 mm (0.13โ€“0.14 in) long.[2] Siamoporus is a member of Hydroporini and it is not easily separated from some of the other cave-living species in this tribe.[2]

Siamoporus deharvengi
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Siamoporus

Spangler, 1996
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S. deharvengi
Binomial name
Siamoporus deharvengi
Spangler, 1996

References

  1. Dytiscidae Species List at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 7 May 2012.
  2. Miller, K.B.; J. Bergsten (2016). Diving Beetles of the World: Systematics and Biology of the Dytiscidae. pp. 152โ€“153. ISBN 978-1-4214-2054-7.


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