修订了智利水钱币属的修订
William D Shepard1, Cheryl B Barr1
1Essig Museum of Entomology, University of California, 1101 Valley Life Sciences Bldg., Berkeley, CA 94720, USA University of California Berkeley United States of America.
ZooKeys
|June 5, 2023
概括
这项研究修订了智利的水便士属Tychepsephus,描述了一个新物种,并同义化了另一个物种. 目前已知该科发生在阿根廷,其地理分布延伸到智利之外.
科学领域:
- 昆虫学 昆虫学是一门学科.
- 水生昆虫分类学是水生昆虫的分类学.
- 南美洲的生物多样性.
背景情况:
- 水属Tychepsephus (Psephenidae:Eubriinae) 是智利的特有物种.
- 关于Tychepsephus生命阶段的先前知识,特别是,是有限的.
- 南美洲Psephenidae的分类学地位和分布需要进一步调查.
研究的目的:
- 修订Tychepsephus属,包括未成熟阶段和成人的描述.
- 描述一种新物种并澄清该属内的现有物种的分类学地位.
- 为了记录Tychepsephus的息地,地理分布和潜在的极限外发生情况.
主要方法:
- 对Tychepsephus的幼虫,幼和成年阶段的形态检查.
- 一个新物种的描述,Tychepsephuscekalovicisp. 在新的一年里.
- 1876年对Tychepsephusfelix Waterhouse的重新描述,包括对Ectopria (Chilectopria) grandis Pic的同义化,1947年.
- 生命阶段的摄影记录,成年人的生活习惯,生殖器官和息地.
- 绘制Tychepsephus物种的地理分布图.
主要成果:
- 对Tychepsephus的两个幼虫形态和一个幼形态的详细描述和插图.
- 第一次描述了Tychepsephus的.
- 泰切普塞夫斯卡洛维奇是什么意思? nov. 被描述为一种新物种.
- 埃克托普里亚 (Chilectopria) grandis被提议作为Tychepsephusfelix的下级同义词.
- 在两种物种的成年人中都发现了性二态.
- 在阿根廷记录了Tychepsephus属,这表明它不是智利的特有物种.
- 介绍了这两种研究物种的息地和地理分布.
结论:
- 该修订明确了Tychepsephus属的分类学和生命阶段.
- 在阿根廷发现Tychepsephus扩大了该属已知的地理范围.
- 这项研究有助于了解南美洲的Psephenidae (Eubriinae) 多样性和分布.
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