Exocelina ekari
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Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Adephaga |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Dytiscidae
Subfamilia: Copelatinae
Genus: Exocelina
Species: Exocelina ekari
Name
[edit]- Exocelina ekari Shaverdo, Hendrich & Balke in Shaverdo, Surbakti, Hendrich & Balke, 2012: figs 16A–E, 42
- Holotype: NHMW, ♂, km55, 19.-25.ix.1990, Balke.
- Type locality: Indonesia: Papua Province: Nabire/Paniai Regencies, road Nabire-Enarotali, 55th km, 03°29.80'S, 135°43.89'E.
- Etymology: This species is named for the native community (Ekari people) which inhabits the area from which the specimens have been collected. The name is a noun in the nominative standing in apposition.
References
[edit]- Shaverdo, H.V., Surbakti, S., Hendrich, L. & Balke, M. 2012. Introduction of the Exocelina ekari-group with descriptions of 22 new species from New Guinea (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Copelatinae). ZooKeys 250: 1-76. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.250.3715 Reference page.