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

Short & García, 2014
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]

Taxonomy

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]

Description

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]

Habitat

Species of Radicitus have been found on a variety of habitats associated with streams and seeps on rock outcrops.[1]

Species

  1. Radicitus ayacucho Short and García, 2014: Venezuela[2]
  2. Radicitus granitum Short and García, 2014: Venezuela[2]
  3. Radicitus surinamensis Short and García, 2014: Suriname[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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. 1 2 3 4 Short, A. E. Z.; García, M. (2014-07-10). "A new genus of egg case-carrying water scavenger beetle from the Guiana Shield (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Acidocerinae)". Zootaxa. 3835 (2): 251–262. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3835.2.5. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 25081447.
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