Laccophilus rakouthae Manuel & Ramahandrison, 2020

HOLOTYPE

Credit:MNHN - Christophe Rivier - 2021

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Specimen

MNHN-EC-EC12437

Donor

Manuel M.

Sex

Madagascar. Ex-prov. Antananarivo. ca. 1.7 km NW Manjakatompo. 04 VII 2018 ; Ramahandrison leg. / S19°22’ E47°19’. Alt. 1,700m. Large pond full of helophytes (étang des Tilapia) (MANS1) ; Ankaratra massif

Taxonomy

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Dytiscidae

Subfamily

Laccophilinae

Tribe

Laccophilini

Genus

Laccophilus

Species

Laccophilus rakouthae

Name

Laccophilus rakouthae Manuel & Ramahandrison, 2020

Origin

Country label

Madagascar

State/Province

Antananarivo

Locality

Manjakatompo

Collector's name

Ramahandrison A. T.

Collection date

2018-07-04

Geographic coordinates

19° 22' 1.2'' S ; 47° 19' 1.2'' E

-19.367 ; 47.317

Determination

Manuel M. & Ramahandrison A. T.

2020

HOLOTYPE

Laccophilus rakouthae 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.