Hydroporus toubkal sp. nov. from the High Atlas, Morocco, a new member of the H. longulus group (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Hydroporinae)
Fery Hans, Hájek Jiří
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 53(2): 601-607, 2013
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Abstract: Hydroporus toubkal sp. nov. of the H. longulus species group is described from
the High Atlas, Morocco. The new species is similar to H. longulus Mulsant &
Rey, 1861, H. nevadensis Sharp, 1882 and H. jacobsoni Zaitzev, 1927. From
these three species, H. toubkal sp. nov. can be distinguished with certainty
only by the shape of the median lobe of aedeagus. The habitus and the male and
female genitalia of the new species are illustrated. Figures of the aedeagi of
H. jacobsoni, H. longulus and H. nevadensis are provided for comparison.
Key words: Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Hydroporus, longulus group, new species, Morocco, Palaearctic Region