Annales Musei historico-naturalis hungarici

Author(s): Makhan, D.
Title: Three new genera and two new species of Hydrochidae from different parts of the World (Coleoptera)
Year: 1998
Publication date: 1998-12-31
Volume: 90
Pages: 139-150.

Abstract: Three new genera and two new species of Hydrochidae are described: Deepakius gen. n. from South Africa, Amrishius gen. n. from Sri Lanka and Rishwanius gen. n. from South America, Deepakius amrishi sp. n. from South Africa, Hydrochus vidyae sp. n. from Paraguay. Five new synonyms are proposed (senior synonym first): Hydrochus coeneni Makhan, 1992 = H. orchymonti Oliva, 1996; Hydrochus dewnaraini Makhan, 1992 = H. cristatus Oliva, 1996; Hydrochus granulatus Blatchley, 1910 = H. studiosorum Oliva, 1996; Hydrochus merkli Makhan, 1993 = H. multicostatus Oliva, 1996; Hydrochus purpureus Knisch, 1920 = H. pseudosecretus Oliva, 1996. With 30 figures.
Subject: entomology

Journal: Annales historico-naturales Musei nationalis hungarici
Journal abbreviation: Annls hist.-nat. Mus. nat. hung.
ISSN: 0521-4726
Publisher: Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest
Editor(s): Matskási, I. & Merkl, O.