A new species of Hydroscapha LeConte from northwestern Venezuela(Coleoptera: Myxophaga: Hydroscaphidae)
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During the course of recent fieldwork on Venezuelan aquatic insects, a new species of Hydroscaphidae, Hydroscapha perijaensis Hall & Short sp. n., was discovered and is herein described, representing the first known South American species of the genus. The new species was found in association with rock seepages in both the wet and dry seasons. Locality data is provided, plus dorsal and ventral habitus images of both sexes, along with key characters separating the new taxon from other species within the genus.
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