Geodessus besucheti

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Adephaga

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Adephaga

Familia: Dytiscidae
Subfamilia: Hydroporinae
Tribus: Bidessini
Genus: Geodessus
Species: Geodessus besucheti

Name

• Geodessus besucheti Brancucci, 1979
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description: adult female
    • Repository: MHNG
  • Type locality: 'Inde, Meghalaya, Khasi Hills, forêt primaire du Shillong Peak, versant nord, 1850-1950 m'

References

• Balke, M.; Hendrich, L. 1996: A new species of the terrestrial water beetle genus Geodessus Brancucci (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae), sieved from leaf litter in southern India. Aquatic insects, 18(2): 91–99. DOI: 10.1080/01650429609361607
• Brancucci, M. 1979: Geodessus besucheti n. gen., n. sp. le premier Dytiscidae terrestre (Col., Dytiscidae, Bidessini). Entomologica basiliensia, 4: 213–218.
• Brancucci, M. 1980: Weitere Bemerkungen über Geodessus besucheti Brancucci, den ersten 'Bodenschwimmkäfer' (Col., Dytiscidae). Mitt. ent. Ges. Basel NF, 30(3): 91–92. [not seen]
• Brancucci, M. 1985: A review of the biology and structure of Geodessus besucheti Brancucci (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 137(1): 29–32. Google books