Acidocerus Explained

Acidocerus aphodioides is a species of water scavenger beetle in the family Hydrophilidae. It is the only species in the genus Acidocerus. It is known only from Mozambique.^{[1] [2]}

Taxonomy

The genus Acidocerus was described for the first time by Klug in 1855,^[3] containing only one species. It is the genus that is the basis of the name for the subfamily Acidocerinae.

Description

A diagnosis was presented by Girón and Short:^[4]

Some of these diagnostic features were offered by d'Orchymont in a key.^[5]

Notes and References

1. A. E.Z. . Short . M. . Fikåček . World catalogue of the Hydrophiloidea (Coleoptera): additions and corrections II (2006-1010) . Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae . 2011 . 51 . 1 . 83–122 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150813161822/http://cercyon.eu/Publications_PDF/ShortFikacek_CatalogueUpdateII.pdf . August 13, 2015 . dead .
2. Book: Hansen, Michael . World Catalogue of Insects Volume 2: Hydrophiloidea (s. str.) (Coleoptera) . Apollo Books . Stenstrup . 1999 . 8788757315.
3. Klug. J.C.F.. 1855. (Diagnosen neuer Coleoptera aus Mossambique). Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Konigl Preuss Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin. 1855. 643–660.
4. Girón. Jennifer C.. Short. Andrew Edward Z.. 2021-06-18. The Acidocerinae (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae): taxonomy, classification, and catalog of species. ZooKeys. 1045. 1–236. 10.3897/zookeys.1045.63810. 1313-2970. 8233300. 34228772. free.
5. d'Orchymont. A.. 1943. Palpicornia (Coleoptera) VI. Bulletin du Musée royal d'histoire naturelle de Belgique. 19. 60. 1–12.