A New Species of Heterelmis from Texas (Coleoptera: Elmidae)

Author

Linda S. Bosse
Donald W. Tuff
Harley P. Brown

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Publication Date

June 1988

Abstract

Heterelmis comalensis new species is described from Comal Springs, one of the headwaters of the Comal River, in New Braunfels, Texas. It is apparently endemic, hind wings brachypterous, and smaller in size than any other species known from the United States (1.7 to 2.1 mm in length, 0.8 to 0.91 mm in breadth). It is closest to Heterelmis glabra (Horn) from which it differs in body contour and in size, H. glabra being 1.9 to 2.35 mm long and 1.0 to 1.17 mm wide.

Keywords

New Species, Beetles, Penis, Headwaters, Natural Springs, Palps, Electron Microscopes, Fringe

Document Type

Article

Notes

The Southwestern Naturalist, Vol. 33, no. 2 (1988-06-15).

Identifier

SFS0062979_00001

Recommended Citation

Bosse, Linda S.; Tuff, Donald W.; and Brown, Harley P., "A New Species of Heterelmis from Texas (Coleoptera: Elmidae)" (1988). KIP Articles. 3660.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/kip_articles/3660