Postelichus
| Postelichus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Family: | Dryopidae |
| Genus: | Nelson, 1989 |
Postelichus is a genus of long-toed water beetles in the family Dryopidae. There are seven described species in Postelichus.[1][2][3][4]
Species
These seven species belong to the genus Postelichus:
- Postelichus bajaensis Barr and Shepard, 2022
- Postelichus confluentus (Hinton, 1935)
- Postelichus immsi (Hinton, 1937)
- Postelichus musgravei (Hinton, 1935)
- Postelichus productus (LeConte, 1852)
- Postelichus propinquus (Hinton, 1935)
- Postelichus thoracicus (Hinton, 1935)
References
- ^ Barr, Cheryl B.; William D., Shepard (2022). "Description of Postelichus bajaensis, new species (Coleoptera: Dryopidae), with a key to the known species of Postelichus Nelson and a brief review of the Dryopidae occurring on the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 76 (4): 513–527. doi:10.1649/0010-065X-76.4.513.
- ^ "Postelichus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Postelichus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Postelichus genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
Further reading
- Nelson, Harry G. (1989). "Postelichus, a new genus of Nearctic Dryopidae (Coleoptera)". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 43 (1): 19–24. JSTOR 4008593.
- Brown, Harley P. (1983). "Family: Dryopidae". A Catalog of the Coleoptera of America North of Mexico. USDA Agriculture Handbook. United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service.