A new species of genus Hyphydrus Illiger (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Hyphydrini) from Arunachal Pradesh, India

Authors

  • Sujit Kumar Ghosh
     Zoological Survey of India, M Block, New Alipore, Kolkata – 700053

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v121/i4/2021/166103

Keywords:

Himalaya, Identification Key, Male Genitalia, Taxonomy.

Abstract

Hyphydrus biswasi Ghosh, sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Hyphydrini), is described in H. signatus species group from Namdapha National Park, Arunachal Pradesh, India. An identification key to the Indian species of genus Hyphydrus Illiger, is also provided.

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Published

2022-02-21

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Ghosh, S. K. (2022). A new species of genus <I>Hyphydrus</i> Illiger (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Hyphydrini) from Arunachal Pradesh, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 121(4), 441–445. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v121/i4/2021/166103

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Volume 121, Issue 4, 2021

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