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Caccothryptus Ripicola
''Caccothryptus'' is a genus of Limnichidae, minute marsh-loving beetles in the subfamily Limnichinae. The genus was formally established (Circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed) by the entomologist David Sharp (entomologist), David Sharp in 1902, with ''Caccothryptus compactus, C. compactus'' as the type species. In 2014, the entomologists Carles Hernando and Ignacio Ribera published a major revision of the genus, reorganizing it from seven species into twenty species in five species groups, classified mainly by similarities in genital shape. Discoveries in the following years have brought the total number of species up to thirty-four. Due to the relative lack of studies and material on Asian Limnichidae, more species are likely still to be described. Ranging from 2.5 to 5.5 mm in total length, the beetles have ovoid bodies ranging from black to brown in color. Their range extends across Southeast Asia, alongside portions of East Asia and South Asia. They generally live in wat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caccothryptus Championi
''Caccothryptus championi'' is a species of Limnichidae, minute marsh-loving beetle in the subfamily Limnichinae. The species was described alongside five other ''Caccothryptus'' species by Natural History Museum entomologist Keita Matsumoto in 2021, using specimens gathered in 1953 by Harry George Champion in Haldwani, India alongside an earlier 1925 specimen collected nearby. Like the other ''Caccothryptus'' species described by Matsumoto, it was distinguished from its original classification of Caccothryptus ripicola, ''C. ripicola'' due to differences in the shape of its genitalia. Twenty-seven specimens from the British Natural History Museum collection were identified with ''C. championi,'' named after Champion. Taxonomy The Limnichidae (minute marsh-loving beetle) genus ''Caccothryptus'' was first described by David Sharp (entomologist), David Sharp in 1902. In 2014, the genus was divided into five species groups by Carles Hernando and Ignacio Ribera. A group of ''Caccoth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |