Laccophilus leguyaderi Manuel & Ramahandrison, 2020

HOLOTYPE

Credit:MNHN - Christophe Rivier - 2021

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Specimen

MNHN-EC-EC12428

Donor

Manuel M.

Sex

Madagascar. Ex-prov. Fianarantsoa, ca 4.2 km S Antanifotsy, 24 V 2016 ; Ramahandrison & Manuel leg. / S22°09’ E46°53’ ; Alt. 1,970m, Slowly flowing rather deep brooklet, peaty bottom. Andringitra NP

Taxonomy

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Dytiscidae

Subfamily

Laccophilinae

Tribe

Laccophilini

Genus

Laccophilus

Species

Laccophilus leguyaderi

Name

Laccophilus leguyaderi Manuel & Ramahandrison, 2020

Origin

Country label

Madagascar

State/Province

Fianarantsoa

Locality

Anfanifotsy

Collector's name

Ramahandrison A. T. & Manuel M.

Collection date

2016-05-24

Geographic coordinates

22° 9' 0'' S ; 46° 52' 58.8'' E

-22.15 ; 46.883

Determination

Manuel M. & Ramahandrison A. T.

2020

HOLOTYPE

Laccophilus leguyaderi Manuel & Ramahandrison, 2020

Manuel M. & Ramahandrison A. T., 2020 - Four new species of the diving beetle genus Laccophilus Leach, 1815 from Madagascar (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Laccophilini). Zootaxa, 4822 (4) : 482-502.