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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Linsky M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6477852 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
ZooKeys 20190411
The riffle beetle genus <i>Hexanchorus</i> Sharp, 1882 is distributed from Mexico to Argentina, forming an important component of the freshwater invertebrate fauna of Latin America. With 21 described species, <i>Hexanchorus</i> represents one of the most speciose Larainae genera, but its real diversity is likely much higher. We analysed material from a relatively small area in Ecuador, resulting in the first record of <i>H.cordillierae</i> for Ecuador and discovery of four new species and one su ...[more]